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Polychaete

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Noun

1. polychaete, polychaete worm, polychete, polychete worm

chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Polychaete

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noun
1. 
any marine annelid worm of the class Polychaeta, having a distinct head and paired fleshy appendages (parapodia) that bear bristles (chaetae or setae) and are used in swimming: includes the lugworms, ragworms, and sea mice
adjective also: polychaetous, polychetous
2. 
of, relating to, or belonging to the class Polychaeta

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Polychaete

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noun
any of a class (Polychaeta) of mostly marine, annelid worms, having on most segments a pair of fleshy, leglike appendages bearing numerous bristles

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Polychaete

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n.
Any of various annelid worms of the class Polychaeta, including mostly marine worms such as the lugworm, and characterized by fleshy paired appendages tipped with bristles on each body segment.

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