noun.
Any of various worms or wormlike animals of the phylum Annelida, characterized by an elongated, cylindrical, segmented body and including the earthworms and the leeches.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
One of the Annelida or Annelides. Also anneloid.
Of or pertaining to the Annelida or Annelides. Also annelidan, annelidian.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
any of various wormlike animals, of the phylumAnnelida, having a segmented body; they include the earthworm and the leech
adjective.
of, or relating to these creatures
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noun.
worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally
adjective.
relating to or belonging to or characteristic of any worms of the phylum Annelida
Word Usage
"Thus, in the annelid, which is composed of a great many similar rings, and is regarded as quite a complex creature, there is so little dependence of one part on another, that a number of the rings may be destroyed without any injury to the rest."