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annelid
This term is a technical biological classification used primarily in zoology and ecology. It carries a clinical, scientific connotation and is rarely used in casual conversation, where words like worm or earthworm are preferred. The term emphasizes the structural organization of the organism rather than its general appearance.
Because it refers to a specific taxonomic phylum, the word is used to group diverse creatures including polychaetes, oligochaetes, and hirudineans. It evokes an image of repetitive, ringed body segments and hydrostatic skeletal movement.
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Examples
The biology teacher explained that an annelid has a segmented body.
Leeches are a type of parasitic annelid found in freshwater.
Leeches are a type of parasitic annelid found in freshwater.
I wonder if this strange creature is an annelid or a nematode.
The marine biologist studied the annelid populations in the coral reef.
Look at how that annelid moves by contracting its muscles.
Look at how that annelid moves by contracting its muscles.
Polychaetes are marine annelids with fleshy bristles.
Is every segmented worm considered an annelid?