segmented worm
Noun
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Worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally (synset 101937081)
is a type of: 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 larvaesubtypes:
- 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
belongs to: annelida, phylum annelida - segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leechessame as: annelid, annelid worm
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