OLIGOCHAETE

Meaning of OLIGOCHAETE in English

[ol.i.go.chaete] n [NL Oligochaeta, ultim. fr. Gk olig- + chaite long hair] (1896): any of a class or order (Oligochaeta) of hermaphroditic terrestrial or aquatic annelids (as an earthworm) that lack a specialized head -- oligochaete adj

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OLIGOCHAETE — noun Etymology: New Latin Oligochaeta, ultimately from Greek olig- + chaitē long hair Date: 1896 any of a class or …
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OLIGOCHAETE — I. adjective also ol·i·go·chaet or ol·i·go·chete ˈälə̇gōˌkēt, əˈligəˌ- Etymology: New Latin Oligochaeta : of or relating to the Oligochaeta II. …
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OLIGOCHAETE — — oligochaetous , adj. /ol"i goh keet'/ , n. any of various annelids of the family Oligochaeta, including earthworms and …
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OLIGOCHAETE — noun Etymology: New Latin Oligochaeta, ultimately from Greek olig- + chaitē long hair Date: 1896 : any of a class …
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OLIGOCHAETE — [ 'ɒlɪgəki:t ] ■ noun Zoology an annelid worm of the class Oligochaeta, which includes the earthworms. Origin from mod. …
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OLIGOCHAETE — any worm of the class Oligochaeta (phylum Annelida). About 3,200 living species are known, the most familiar of which is …
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OLIGOCHAETE — n. Pronunciation: - ˌ k ē t Function: noun Etymology: New Latin Oligochaeta, ultimately from Greek olig- + chait ē …
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OLIGOCHETE — I. adjective see oligochaete I II. noun see oligochaete II
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OLIGOCHAET — I. adjective see oligochaete I II. noun see oligochaete II
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KERRIA — I. ˈkerēə noun Etymology: New Latin, from William Kerr died 1814 English gardener + New Latin -ia 1. capitalized : …
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ACHAETA — I. (ˈ)āˈkēd.ə Etymology: New Latin, from a- (II) + -chaeta synonym of sipunculoidea 2 II. noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New …
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TUBIFICIDAE — ˌt(y)übəˈfisəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin Tubific-, Tubifex, type genus + -idae : a nearly cosmopolitan family of …
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TUBIFEX — ˈt(y)übəˌfeks noun Etymology: New Latin Tubific-, Tubifex, from tubi- + Latin -fic-, -fex (from facere to make, do) — more …
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TERRICOLAE — teˈrikəˌlē, təˈr-, -ˌlī noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, plural of terricola earth dweller, from terri- (from …
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SPERMARY — ˈspərmərē noun ( -es ) Etymology: New Latin spermarium 1. : an organ in which spermatozoa are developed: a. : …
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SNOWWORM — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : any of several oligochaete worms of the family Enchytraeidae found living in or on snow
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RED WORM — noun 1. : bloodworm ; especially : a small reddish aquatic oligochaete worm (genus Tubifex ) that is often fed …
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POLYCHAETA — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkēd.ə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek polychaitēs with much hair, from poly- much (from polys much, …
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PLACULA — ˈplakyələ noun ( plural placulas -yələz ; or placu·lae -yəˌlē) Etymology: New Latin, from plac- + Latin -ula : the …
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OLIGOCHAETOLOGY — ˌälə̇gōkēˈtäləjē, əˌligəkēˈ- noun ( -es ) Etymology: New Latin Oligochaeta + English -o- + -logy : a branch of zoology …
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NAIS — ˈnāə̇s noun Etymology: Latin — more at naid 1. pl naises -sə̇z or na·i·des ˈnāəˌdēz : a river nymph : …
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NAIDIDAE — nāˈidəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Naid-, Nais, type genus + -idae : a family of small …
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LUMBRICULIDAE — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkyüləˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Lumbriculus, type genus (from Latin lumbricus earthworm + New Latin -ulus …
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LUMBRICOMORPHA — ˌləmbrəkəˈmȯrfə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from lumbrico- (from Lumbricus ) + -morpha in former classifications : a …
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LUMBRICINE — ˈləmbrəˌsēn, -_sə̇n adjective Etymology: New Latin Lumbricina : having an arrangement of setae resembling that in Lumbricus — used of …
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LUMBRICINA — ˌləmbrəˈsīnə, -sēnə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Lumbricus + -ina in former classifications : a division of …
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LIMNODRILUS — limˈnädrələs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from limn- + Late Greek drilos leech : a common genus of the …
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LIMICOLAE — līˈmikəˌlē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, plural of limicola mud-dweller, from Late Latin limi- (from …
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LATERAL LINE — noun 1. a. : a longitudinal line along each side of the body of most fishes that is usually distinguished …
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ENCHYTRAEIDAE — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈtrēəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Enchytraeus, type genus + -idae : a family of oligochaete worms …
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DERO — ˈde(ˌ)rō noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin : a genus of small aquatic oligochaete worms (family Naididae) having an expanded …
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