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annelid

/ˈænələd/

annelid noun: any of various wormlike animals, of the phylum Annelida, having a segmented body; they include the earthworm and the leech.

Noun

annelid (plural annelids)

  1. Any of various wormlike animals, of the phylum Annelida, having a segmented body; they include the earthworm and the leech.
    • Incarcerated in earth-filled boxes, the hapless annelids face execution in the morning. Death by immersion in fishponds, death by cruel hooks.1990 January 4, Pete Dunne, “IN THE NATURAL STATE”, in The New York Times
    • The polychaetous annelid species complex of Neanthes acuminata has a widespread distribution, with names depending on geographic location.2015 September 4, Kondethimmanahalli H. Chandramouli, Donald Reish, Huoming Zhang, Pei-Yuan Qian & Timothy Ravasi, “Proteomic Changes Associated with Successive Reproductive Periods in Male...

Adjective

annelid (not comparable)

  1. of, or relating to these creatures

annelid meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Punjabi and Tagalog

annelid in Hindi

annelid
वलयिन valyin

annelid in Bengali

বলয়ী, খণ্ডিত দেহের কীট

annelid in Punjabi

annelid
ਚੂੜੀ cūṛī

annelid in Tagalog

annelid
ugnaykatwan

Synonyms of annelid

Forms of annelid

pluralannelids

Origin of annelid

From French annélidé, coined by French naturalist Lamarck.

Words formed from annelid

Questions about annelid

What does annelid mean?
Annelid means any of various wormlike animals, of the phylum Annelida, having a segmented body; they include the earthworm and the leech.
What is annelid in Hindi?
Annelid in Hindi is वलयिन (valyin). See Annelid meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is annelid?
Annelid can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce annelid?
Annelid is pronounced /ˈænələd/.
What is the plural of annelid?
The plural of annelid is annelids.

Words near annelid in the dictionary

  1. anneh
  2. annehs
  3. annelated
  4. annelation
  5. annelations
  6. annelid
  7. annelidan
  8. annelidans
  9. annelidlike
  10. annelidous
  11. annelids

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: annelid (page history and authors); annelid (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਚੂੜੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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