ol·i·go·chaete
(ŏl′ĭ-gō-kēt′, ō′lĭ-)n.
Any of various annelid worms of the class (or subclass) Oligochaeta, including the earthworms and aquatic species found chiefly in freshwater, which lack the appendages typical of polychaetes.
ol′i·go·chae′tous (-kē′təs) adj.
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oligochaete
(ˈɒlɪɡəʊˌkiːt)n
(Animals) any freshwater or terrestrial annelid worm of the class Oligochaeta, having bristles (chaetae) borne singly along the length of the body: includes the earthworms
adj
(Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the class Oligochaeta
[C19: from New Latin; see oligo-, chaeta]
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ol•i•go•chaete
(ˈɒl ɪ goʊˌkit)n.
any of various annelids of the class Oligochaeta, including the earthworms, having no external sensory organs or appendages and relatively few locomotory bristles.
ol`i•go•chae′tous, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  oligochaete - hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the bodyannelid, annelid worm, segmented worm - worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally class Oligochaeta, Oligochaeta - earthworms dew worm, earthworm, fishing worm, fishworm, nightcrawler, nightwalker, red worm, angleworm, crawler, wiggler - terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers |
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