POLYCHETE

polychaete, polychete, polychaete worm, polychete worm

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

polychete (plural polychetes)

Any of many annelid worms, of the class Polychaeta, such as the lugworm; they have a segmented body with pairs of bristles on each segment.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

5 November 2024

TEMPORIZE

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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