annelid

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/ˈænələd//ˈænəlɪd/

noun

Any of various wormlike animals, of the phylum Annelida, having a segmented body; they include the earthworm and the leech.

Similar
ringed wormsegmented wormannelidanannelid worm
OriginFrench annélidé →
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Meanings

nounannelid (plural annelids)

plural annelids

  1. Any of various wormlike animals, of the phylum Annelida, having a segmented body; they include the earthworm and the leech.

    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 Polychaetous Neanthes arenaceodentata”, in Scientific Reports, →DOI
    1 more example

    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

    Synonyms: ringed worm, segmented worm

adjectiveannelid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableof, or relating to these creatures

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of various wormlike animals, of the phylum Annelida, having a segmented body; they include the earthworm and the leech.

Similar
ringed wormsegmented worm

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiverelating to or belonging to or characteristic of any worms of the phylum Annelida

Similar
annelidan

nounworms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally

Similar
annelid wormsegmented worm
Broader
worm
Also see
annelidansegmented worm

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchannélidé
  2. Englishannelid

From French annélidé, coined by French naturalist Lamarck.

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Translations

Catalan anèl·lid
  • anèl·lidannelid
Chinese Mandarin 環節動物 /环节动物
  • 環節動物 /环节动物 (huánjiédòngwù)annelid
Czech kroužkovec
  • kroužkovecannelid
Danish ledorm
  • ledormannelid
Esperanto anelido
  • anelidoannelid
Finnish nivelmato
  • nivelmatoannelid
French annélide, annélidé
  • annélideannelid
  • annélidéannelid
German Ringelwurm, Anneliden
  • Ringelwurmannelid
  • Annelidenannelid
Greek δακτυλοειδής σκώληκας
  • δακτυλοειδής σκώληκας (daktyloeidís skólikas)annelid
Hindi वलयिन
  • वलयिन (valyin)annelid
Hungarian gyűrűsféreg
  • gyűrűsféregannelid
Irish anailid
  • anailidannelid
Italian anellide
  • anellideannelid
Japanese 環形動物, 環節動物
  • 環形動物 (kankei-dōbutsu)annelid
  • 環節動物 (kansetsu-dōbutsu)annelid
Latin annelidum
  • annelidumannelid
Polish pierścienica
  • pierścienicaannelid
Portuguese anelídeo
  • anelídeoannelid
Russian аннели́д, ко́льчатый червь
  • аннели́д (annelíd)annelid
  • ко́льчатый червь (kólʹčatyj červʹ)annelid
Spanish anélido
  • anélidoannelid
Swedish ringmask
  • ringmaskannelid
Tagalog ugnaykatwan
  • ugnaykatwanannelid

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

lindaneLendianNieland
Cite this entry
APA

annelid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/annelid

MLA

“annelid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/annelid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “annelid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/annelid.

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