ANNELIDS Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word annelids. (close relations)
Definition of ANNELIDS
Best Alternative Words for ANNELIDS
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| earthworms | nounn | |||||||
noun • terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers | ||||||||
| flatworms | nounn | |||||||
noun • parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body | ||||||||
| helminths | nounn | |||||||
noun • worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes | ||||||||
| nematodes | nounn | |||||||
noun • unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic | ||||||||
| roundworms | nounn | |||||||
noun • infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches • unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic | ||||||||
| worms | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 • a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect • a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network • screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack verb • to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) | ||||||||
| annelidan | nounn | |||||||
adjective • relating to or belonging to or characteristic of any worms of the phylum Annelida | ||||||||
| annelid worm | nounn | |||||||
noun • worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally | ||||||||
| segmented worm | nounn | |||||||
noun • worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally | ||||||||
