Neoligochaeta

plural noun
Ne·​oligochaeta | \ (¦)nē+\

Definition of Neoligochaeta

in some classifications
: a division of Oligochaeta comprising relatively large complex chiefly terrestrial worms that ordinarily reproduce only by sexual means (as those of the genera Lumbricus, Allolobophora, and Megascolex) — compare earthworm, megadrili , terricolae

Other Words from Neoligochaeta

neoligochaete \ "+ \ adjective or noun

History and Etymology for Neoligochaeta

New Latin, from ne- + Oligochaeta

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