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polychaete (iou)



polychaete noun & adjective. Also polychete, polychaet. L19.
[mod. Latin Polychaeta (see below), from Greek polukhaites having much hair, formed as POLY- + khaite mane, taken as meaning 'bristle'.]
Zoology.
A. noun. Any member of the class Polychaeta of aquatic worms (including lugworms and ragworms) having segmented bodies with numerous bristles on the fleshy lobes of each segment. L19.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to the class Polychaeta. L19.
poly'chaetan,
poly'chaetous adjectives L19.