n.
Pronunciation: ' a-n ə - ˌ lid
Function: noun
Etymology: ultimately from Latin anellus little ring ― more at ANNULET
Date: 1834
: any of a phylum (Annelida) of usually elongated segmented coelomate invertebrates (as earthworms and leeches)
– annelid adjective
– an · nel · i · dan \ ə - ' ne-l ə -d ə n, a- \ adjective or noun