pol·y·chaete  (p ŏl ĭ-k ēt ′)
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n. Any of various annelid worms of the class Polychaeta, including mostly marine worms such as the lugworm, and characterized by fleshy paired appendages tipped with bristles on each body segment.
[New Latin Polychaeta, class name, from Greek polukhaitēs, with much hair : polu-, poly- + khaitē, long hair.]
poly·chaete′, pol′y·chaetous adj. |