annelid

2 definitions found

annelid - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Annelid \An`ne*lid\, Annelidan \An*nel"i*dan\, a. [F.
     ann['e]lide, fr. anneler to arrange in rings, OF. anel a
     ring, fr. L. anellus a ring, dim. of annulus a ring.] (Zool.)
     Of or pertaining to the Annelida. -- n. One of the Annelida.
     [1913 Webster]

annelid - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  annelid
      adj 1: relating to or belonging to or characteristic of any
             worms of the phylum Annelida [syn: annelid,
             annelidan]
      n 1: worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and
           externally [syn: annelid, annelid worm, segmented worm
           ]