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chaetopod

chaetopod noun: any of the Chaetopoda, an obsolete invertebrate phylum (more or less equivalent to the modern Annelida) made up of groups characterized by lateral bundles of bristles called chaetae used for locomotion.

Noun

chaetopod (plural chaetopods)

  1. (obsolete) Any of the Chaetopoda, an obsolete invertebrate phylum (more or less equivalent to the modern Annelida) made up of groups characterized by lateral bundles of bristles called chaetae used for locomotion.

Forms of chaetopod

pluralchaetopods

Questions about chaetopod

What does chaetopod mean?
Chaetopod means any of the Chaetopoda, an obsolete invertebrate phylum (more or less equivalent to the modern Annelida) made up of groups characterized by lateral bundles of bristles called chaetae used for locomotion.
What part of speech is chaetopod?
Chaetopod is a noun.
What is the plural of chaetopod?
The plural of chaetopod is chaetopods.

Words near chaetopod in the dictionary

  1. chaetophobia
  2. chaetophoraceous
  3. chaetophore
  4. chaetophores
  5. chaetophorous
  6. chaetopod
  7. chaetopods
  8. chaetopterid
  9. chaetopterids
  10. chaetopyranin
  11. chaetosema

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