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    POLYCHAETA

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Marine annelid wormsplay

    Synonyms:

    class Polychaeta; Polychaeta

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

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

    class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)

    Meronyms (members of "Polychaeta"):

    polychaete; polychaete worm; polychete; polychete worm (chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles)

    lobworm; lug; lugworm (marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait)

    family Terebellidae; Terebellidae (marine burrowing or tube-forming polychete worms usually having long thick bodies)

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

    Annelida; phylum Annelida (segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches)

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