polychete

See also: polychète

English

Alternative forms

• polychaete

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) + χαίτη (khaítē, “chaeta”), equivalent to poly- +‎ chaeta.

Noun

polychete (plural polychetes)

1. Any of many annelid worms, of the class Polychaeta, such as the lugworm; they have a segmented body with pairs of bristles on each segment.

Translations

annelids of the class Polychaeta

Finnish: monisukasmato (fi) French: polychète (fr) f Polish: wieloszczet m Portuguese: poliqueta f Spanish: poliqueto m

References

• polychete on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Polychaeta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Polychaeta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons