Archioligochaeta

plural noun
Ar·​chi·​oligochaeta

Definition of Archioligochaeta

in some classifications
: a division of Oligochaeta comprising relatively small aquatic worms of few segments that reproduce vegetatively by fission as well as by sexual means (as members of the genera Aeolosoma, Nais, and Dero) — compare limicolae , microdrili

Other Words from Archioligochaeta

archioligochaete \ + ¦-​ \ adjective or noun

History and Etymology for Archioligochaeta

New Latin, from archi- + Oligochaeta

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