English > Oligochaeta: 1 sense > noun 1, animalMeaning | earthworms. |
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Synonym | class Oligochaeta |
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Member of | Annelida, phylum Annelida | segmented worms |
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Members | Branchiobdellidae, family Branchiobdellidae | small annelid worms with the posterior end modified into an adhesive sucker |
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earthworm, angleworm, fishworm, fishing worm, wiggler, nightwalker, nightcrawler, crawler, dew worm, red worm | terrestrial / terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil |
oligochaete, oligochaete worm | hermaphroditic terrestrial / terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body |
Broader | class | (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders |
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Spanish | clase Oligochaeta, Oligochaeta, oligoquetos |
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Catalan | Oligochaeta |
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