oligochaeta

Meaning of oligochaeta

plural noun

a class of annelid worms which includes the earthworms. They have simple setae projecting from each segment and a small head lacking sensory appendages.

modern Latin (plural), from oligo- ‘few’ + Greek khaitē ‘long hair’ (taken to mean ‘bristle’), because they have fewer setae than polychaetes.

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Hyphenation of oligochaeta

oligochaeta

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oligochaeta synonyms

Meaning Oligochaeta:

Oligochaeta

Words that rhyme with oligochaeta

Gaeta, Achaeta, Chaeta, Eremochaeta, Oligochaeta, Polychaeta, Pyrenochaeta, Spirochaeta, ammochaeta, chaeta, macrochaeta, microchaeta, polychaeta, spirochaeta, laeta

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