Annelida

[ uh-nel-i-duh ]

noun

1. the phylum comprising the annelids.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Annelida¹

1825–35; < New Latin, equivalent to annel- (< French annelés literally, ringed ones, plural past participle of anneler to ring, derivative of Old French an ( n ) el ring < Latin ānellus, diminutive of ānus ring, anus ) + -ida -id ²

Example Sentences

The leech is an invertebrate animal belonging to the phylum Annelida, a zoological category that includes more than 15,000 species of segmented bristle worms and 650 species of leeches in the subclass Hirudinea.

From The Guardian

As Mark Siddall, curator of the Annelida and Mollusca collections, opens the tank with the help of others, he warns us to take a step back.

From The Verge

Scientists recognize eight major phyla to describe most common animals: Porifera, Cnidaria, Platyhelminthes, Annelida, Mollusca, Arthropoda, Echinodermata and Chordata.

From Scientific American

A group of Annelida remarkable for having no external segments or distinct ventral nerve ganglions.

From Project Gutenberg

In the article “Annelida” in the 9th edition of this Encyclopaedia, W.C.

From Project Gutenberg