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oligochaete

US/ˌɒlɪɡəˈkiːt/

oligochaete noun: any of various hermaphroditic aquatic and terrestrial annelid worms, of the subclass Oligochaeta, that have single bristles along the body.

Noun

oligochaete (plural oligochaetes)

  1. Any of various hermaphroditic aquatic and terrestrial annelid worms, of the subclass Oligochaeta, that have single bristles along the body.

Forms of oligochaete

pluraloligochaetes
alternative formoligochete

Words formed from oligochaete

Questions about oligochaete

What does oligochaete mean?
Oligochaete means any of various hermaphroditic aquatic and terrestrial annelid worms, of the subclass Oligochaeta, that have single bristles along the body.
What part of speech is oligochaete?
Oligochaete is a noun.
How do you pronounce oligochaete?
Oligochaete is pronounced /ˌɒlɪɡəˈkiːt/ (US).
What is the plural of oligochaete?
The plural of oligochaete is oligochaetes.

Words near oligochaete in the dictionary

  1. oligocellosaccharides
  2. oligocellular
  3. oligocellulose
  4. Oligocene
  5. oligocentric
  6. oligochaete
  7. oligochaetes
  8. oligochaetological
  9. oligochaetologist
  10. oligochaetologists
  11. oligochaetology

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