annelidan
/əˈnɛlɪdən/
adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of annelid worms (segmented worms such as earthworms and leeches).
- The annelidan body plan features repeated segments along the length of the worm.
- The annelidan method of locomotion involves contracting and relaxing its segments.
- Students studied the annelidan nervous system in their zoology lab.
noun
- An annelid worm; a segmented worm.
- Each annelidan has a simple brain and a nerve cord running through its segments.
- Marine annelidans, like bristle worms, are important members of ocean ecosystems.
- The garden soil is full of annelidans that improve its fertility.
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