CHAETOPODA

n.

1 definition — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


n.

A very extensive order of Annelida, characterized by the presence of lateral setæ, or spines, on most or all of the segments. They are divided into two principal groups: Oligochæta, including the earthworms and allied forms, and Polychæta, including most of the marine species.


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