Oligochaete

2 definitions found

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

  oligochaete \oligochaete\ n.
     Any of an order of hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic
     annelids (including the earthworms) having bristles borne
     singly along the length of the body; a member of the
     {Oligochaeta}.
  


     Syn: oligochaete worm.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  oligochaete
       n : hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having
           bristles borne singly along the length of the body [syn:
           {oligochaete worm}]