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annelid

an·ne·lid [ ánnəlid ] (plural an·ne·lids)


noun 
Definition:
 
organism with segmented body: an invertebrate organism with a flat body that is divided into segments. Earthworms and leeches are annelids. Phylum Anelida.

[Mid-19th century. < modern Latin Annelida< French annelés "ringed" < Latin an(n)ulus (see annulus)]
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