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    OLIGOCHAETE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the bodyplay

    Synonyms:

    oligochaete; oligochaete worm

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("oligochaete" is a kind of...):

    annelid; annelid worm; segmented worm (worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "oligochaete"):

    angleworm; crawler; dew worm; earthworm; fishing worm; fishworm; nightcrawler; nightwalker; red worm; wiggler (terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers)

    Holonyms ("oligochaete" is a member of...):

    class Oligochaeta; Oligochaeta (earthworms)

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