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Webster 1913 Edition
Annelida
‖
An-nel′i-da
,Noun.
pl.
[NL. See
Annelid
.] (Zool.)
A division of the Articulata, having the body formed of numerous rings or annular segments, and without jointed legs. The principal subdivisions are the
Chætopoda
, including the Oligochæta
or earthworms and Polychæta
or marine worms; and the Hirudinea
or leeches. See Chætopoda
. Definition 2024
Annelida
Annelida
Translingual
Annelida
Proper noun
Annelida
- The annelids, segmented worms.
- A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Protostomia.
- A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Spiralia.
Hypernyms
- (phylum in Protostomia): Eukaryota - domain; Opisthokonta - clade; Metazoa - kingdom; Eumetazoa, Bilateria, Protostomia, Lophotrochozoa - clades
- (phylum in Spiralia): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum
Hyponyms
- (phylum in Spiralia): Polychaeta, Clitellata - classes; Myzostomida - order
References
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521