English > class Polychaeta: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | marine annelid worms. |
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| Synonym | Polychaeta |
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| Member of | Annelida, phylum Annelida | segmented worms |
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| Members | Terebellidae, family Terebellidae | marine burrowing or tube-forming polychete worms usually having long thick bodies |
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| lugworm, lug, lobworm | marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back |
| polychaete, polychete, polychaete worm, polychete worm | chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles |
| Broader | class | (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders |
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| Spanish | clase Polychaeta, poliquetos, Polychaeta |
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| Catalan | Polychaeta |
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