|ärkē+ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from archi- + Oligochaeta
in some classifications : a division of Oligochaeta comprising relatively small aquatic worms of few segments that reproduce vegetatively by fission as well as by sexual means (as members of the genera Aeolosoma, Nais, and Dero ) — compare limicolae , microdrili
• ar·chi·oligo·chaete +|- adjective or noun