annelid
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Definition of annelid
: any of a phylum (Annelida) of usually elongated segmented coelomate invertebrates (such as earthworms and leeches)
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Other Words from annelid
annelid
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annelidan
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Found in China's Yangtze Gorge, along with 34 other fossils of the same species, researchers believe Y. spiciformis is related to a group of anthropods that includes crustaceans and millipedes or annelids. — Fox News, "'Death march' of 550M year-old worm might be earliest known animal trail, study finds," 6 Sep. 2019 That is in contradistinction to Cambrian fossils, among which are found representatives of all the main animal groups (annelids, arthropods, brachiopods, chordates, cnidarians, echinoderms, molluscs and so on) that are around today. — The Economist, "The Cambrian explosion was caused by a lack of oxygen, not an abundance," 7 June 2018 The first saw the emergence of brachiopods and molluscs, the second that of annelids, cnidarians, echinoderms and chordates (a group that includes the vertebrates). — The Economist, "The Cambrian explosion was caused by a lack of oxygen, not an abundance," 7 June 2018 The new species, Trilobodrilus ellenscrippsae, is a half-millimeter-long annelid, or segmented worm, in the family Dinophilidae. — Deborah Sullivan Brennan, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Tiny sand worm named for La Jolla luminary," 6 Apr. 2018 Fish diets in the winter are made up primarily of midges and an assortment of small blue-winged olive nymphs and are occasionally supplemented by larger mayflies, annelids, trout eggs, stoneflies, and even caddis larva. — Colorado Parks & Wildlife, The Denver Post, "Colorado fishing report for week of March 12, 2017," 12 Mar. 2017 These squiggly black annelids, just centimeters long, are one of only two types of animals that live inside glaciers. — Joel Sartore, National Geographic, "Snow Day! 8 Surprisingly Snow-Loving Animals," 21 Jan. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'annelid.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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