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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pol•y•chaete (pol′i kēt′),USA pronunciation n. - Invertebratesany annelid of the class Polychaeta, having unsegmented swimming appendages with many setae or bristles.
adj. - InvertebratesAlso, pol′y•chae′tous. belonging or pertaining to the Polychaeta.
- Greek polychaítēs having much hair. See poly-, chaeta
- Neo-Latin Polychaeta
- 1885–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: polychaete /ˈpɒlɪˌkiːt/ n - any marine annelid worm of the class Polychaeta, having a distinct head and paired fleshy appendages (parapodia) that bear bristles (chaetae or setae) and are used in swimming: includes the lugworms, ragworms, and sea mice
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Also: polychaetous - of, relating to, or belonging to the class Polychaeta
Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin, from Greek polukhaitēs: having much hair; see chaeta |