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Meaning of OLIGOCHAETA

Pronunciation:  `âlugow'keetu

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  earthworms
 

OLIGOCHAETA is a 11 letter word that starts with O.

 

 Synonyms: class Oligochaeta
 
 See Also: angleworm, Annelida, Branchiobdellidae, class, crawler, dew worm, earthworm, family Branchiobdellidae, fishing worm, fishworm, nightcrawler, nightwalker, oligochaete, oligochaete worm, phylum Annelida, red worm, wiggler

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ol`i*go*ch[ae]"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? little,
pl., few + ? hair.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of Annelida which includes the earthworms and
related species.

 

 

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