ˌanyəˈlōsə, -ōzə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin annulus ring + -osa (neuter plural of -osus ) -ose
in some classifications : a subkingdom of animals including forms with articulate bodies and a double ventral chain of ganglia and comprising the annelid worms and the arthropods
• an·nu·losan -s ə n, -z ə n noun -s
• an·nu·lose ˈanyəˌlōs adjective