Etymology

polychete

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Today it means: Any of many annelid worms, of the class Polychaeta, such as the lugworm; they have a segmented body with pairs of bristles on each segment. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πολύς
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπολύς“many”
  2. English todaypolychete

From Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) + χαίτη (khaítē, “chaeta”), equivalent to poly- + chaeta.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπολύς all →

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