Polychaeta (redirected from Polychaetes)

Pol`y`chae´ta

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(Zool.) One of the two principal groups of Chætopoda. It includes those that have prominent parapodia and fascicles of setæ. See Illust. under Parapodia.

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Polychaeta - marine annelid worms class Polychaeta Annelida, phylum Annelida - segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches polychaete, polychaete worm, polychete, polychete worm - chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles lobworm, lugworm, lug - marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait family Terebellidae, Terebellidae - marine burrowing or tube-forming polychete worms usually having long thick bodies class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders