English > Polychaeta: 1 sense > noun 1, animalMeaning | marine annelid worms. |
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Synonym | class 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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