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polychaete
pol·y·chaete [ pólli kt ] (plural pol·y·chaetes) or pol·y·chete [ pólli kt ] (plural pol·y·chetes)


noun 
Definition:
 
ocean worm with bristles: an ocean worm with a segmented body and bristled fleshy appendages used in swimming. Class Polychaeta.
[Late 19th century. < modern Latin Polychaeta< Greek polukhaitēs "having much hair" < khaitē "long hair"]

pol·y·chae·tous [ pòlli ktəss ] adjective
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