noun
chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles
• Syn: ↑polychaete, ↑polychaete worm, ↑polychete worm
• Hypernyms: ↑annelid, ↑annelid worm, ↑segmented worm
• Member Holonyms: ↑Polychaeta, ↑class Polychaeta
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nounsee polychaete II
Useful english dictionary. 2012.