segmented worm

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Related to segmented worm: Annelida, Annelids

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Noun 1. [画像:segmented worm - worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally]segmented worm - worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally

annelid, annelid worm

worm - any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae

Annelida, phylum Annelida - segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches

archiannelid - small primitive marine worm lacking external segmentation and resembling polychaete larvae

oligochaete, oligochaete worm - hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body

polychaete, polychaete worm, polychete, polychete worm - chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles

bloodsucker, hirudinean, leech - carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end

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