kēˈtäpədə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from chaet- + -poda
in many classifications : a major division (usually a class) of annelid worms containing the Polychaeta and Oligochaeta as subdivisions
• chae·top·o·dan -dən, -d ə n adjective
• chae·top·o·dous -dəs adjective