Syn: oligochaete worm. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
oligochaete — [äl′i gōkēt΄] n. [ModL Oligochaeta: see OLIGO & CHAETA] any of a class (Oligochaeta) of annelid worms, as the earthworm, lacking a definite head and having relatively few body bristles: found chiefly in moist soil and fresh water oligochaetous… … English World dictionary
oligochaete — noun hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body • Syn: ↑oligochaete worm • Hypernyms: ↑annelid, ↑annelid worm, ↑segmented worm • Hyponyms: ↑earthworm … Useful english dictionary
oligochaete — noun Etymology: New Latin Oligochaeta, ultimately from Greek olig + chaitē long hair Date: 1896 any of a class or order (Oligochaeta) of hermaphroditic terrestrial or aquatic annelids (as an earthworm) that lack a specialized head • oligochaete… … New Collegiate Dictionary
oligochaete worm — noun hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body • Syn: ↑oligochaete • Hypernyms: ↑annelid, ↑annelid worm, ↑segmented worm • Hyponyms: ↑earthworm, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
oligochaete — oligochaetous, adj. /ol i goh keet /, n. any of various annelids of the family Oligochaeta, including earthworms and certain small, freshwater species, having locomotory setae sunk directly in the body wall. [1875 80; < NL Oligochaeta; see OLIGO … Universalium
oligochaete — noun any of various hermaphroditic aquatic and terrestrial annelid worms, of the class Oligochaeta, that have single bristles along the body … Wiktionary
oligochaete — Gk oligos, few; chaete, bristle. Bristles subtending spikelets few … Etymological dictionary of grasses
oligochaete — [ ɒlɪgəki:t] noun Zoology an annelid worm of the class Oligochaeta, which includes the earthworms. Origin from mod. L. Oligochaeta, from oligo + Gk khaitē long hair (taken to mean bristle ), because they have fewer setae than polychaetes … English new terms dictionary
oligochaete — ol·i·go·chaete … English syllables
oligochaete — ol•i•go•chaete [[t]ˈɒl ɪ goʊˌkit[/t]] n. ivt any of various annelids of the class Oligochaeta, including the earthworms, having no external sensory organs or appendages and relatively few locomotory bristles • Etymology: 1875–80; < NL… … From formal English to slang
