- annelidan
- adjective or noun see annelid
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
annelidan
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Annelidan — 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.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Annelida. n. One of the Annelida. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
annelidan — adjective Of or pertaining to the annelids … Wiktionary
annelidan — an·nel·i·dan … English syllables
annelidan — adj. & n. adj. of the annelids. n. an annelid … Useful english dictionary
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.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Annelida. n. One of the Annelida. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
annelid — noun Etymology: ultimately from Latin anellus little ring more at annulet Date: 1834 any of a phylum (Annelida) of usually elongated segmented coelomate invertebrates (as earthworms and leeches) • annelid adjective • annelidan adjective or noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
annelid — /an l id/, n. 1. any segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, including the earthworms, leeches, and various marine forms. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the Annelida. Also, annelidan /euh nel i dn/. [1825 35; see ANNELIDA] * * * Any member of… … Universalium
lobopod — ▪ animal collective name for two phyla of animals: Onychophora (velvet worm) and Tardigrada (tardigrade). Phyla Onychophora and Tardigrada have long been considered separate from their close arthropod relatives. Both groups have similar… … Universalium
annelid — [ anəlɪd] noun Zoology a segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, which includes earthworms, lugworms, ragworms, and leeches. Derivatives annelidan noun & adjective Origin from mod. L. Annelida, from Fr. (animaux) annelés ringed (animals) , from… … English new terms dictionary
annelid — a.,n. worm; composed of annular segments. annelidan, a. & n. anneloid, a. & n … Dictionary of difficult words
