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annelids

annelids is the plural of annelid.

Meaning of annelid

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

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Questions about annelids

What is annelids the plural of?
Annelids is the plural of annelid.

Words near annelids in the dictionary

  1. annelid
  2. annelidan
  3. annelidans
  4. annelidlike
  5. annelidous
  6. annelids
  7. anneliform
  8. Annella
  9. annellated
  10. annellation
  11. annellations

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