Chaetopoda

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Annelida \An*nel"i*da\, n. pl. [NL. See {Annelid}.] (Zool.)
     A division of the Articulata, having the body formed of
     numerous rings or annular segments, and without jointed legs.
     The principal subdivisions are the {Ch[ae]topoda}, including
     the {Oligoch[ae]ta} or earthworms and {Polych[ae]ta} or
     marine worms; and the {Hirudinea} or leeches. See


     {Ch[ae]topoda}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chaetopoda \Ch[ae]*top"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? hair +
     -poda.] (Zool.)
     A very extensive order of Annelida (segmented worms),
     characterized by the presence of lateral set[ae], or spines,
     on most or all of the segments. They are divided into two
     principal groups: {Oligoch[ae]ta}, including the earthworms
     and allied forms, and {Polych[ae]ta}, including most of the
     marine species.
     [1913 Webster]