annelid

an·ne·lid  (n-ld) also an·nel·i·dan (-nl-dn)

n.

Any of various worms or wormlike animals of the phylum Annelida, characterized by an elongated, cylindrical, segmented body and including the earthworm and leech.

adj.

Of or belonging to the phylum Annelida.

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[From New Latin Annelida, phylum name, from French annelés, pl. past participle of anneler, to ring, from Old French anel, ring, from Latin nellus, diminutive of nus, ring.]

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annelid

Noun

a worm with a segmented body, such as the earthworm [Latin anulus ring]

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annelid  (n-ld)

Any of various worms or wormlike animals of the phylum Annelida, characterized by an elongated, cylindrical body divided into ringlike segments. Most annelids have movable bristles called setae, and include earthworms, leeches, and polychetes (marine worms).

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	annelid - worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally annelid worm, segmented worm worm - any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae Annelida, phylum Annelida - segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches archiannelid - small primitive marine worm lacking external segmentation and resembling polychaete larvae oligochaete, oligochaete worm - hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body polychaete, polychaete worm, polychete, polychete worm - chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles bloodsucker, hirudinean, leech - carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end
Adj.	1.	annelid - relating to or belonging to or characteristic of any worms of the phylum Annelida annelidan zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals