polychaeta Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun marine annelid worms
    class Polychaeta.

WordNet

Pol`y*chæ"ta noun plural (Also<
  • Polychaeta
  • Polychæta
)
Etymology
NL., from Gr. many + hair.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) One of the two principal groups of Chætopoda. It includes those that have prominent parapodia and fascicles of setæ. See Illust. under Parapodia.

Webster 1913