annelidlike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of annelids.

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Meanings

adjectiveannelidlike (comparative more annelidlike, superlative most annelidlike)

comparative more annelidlike · superlative most annelidlike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of annelids.

    The insects that are the most highly evolved of protostomes are envisaged as having evolved from an annelidlike ancestor in stages resembling the onychophorans, followed by myriapodlike forms.

    1983, Rudolf A. Raff, Thomas C. Kaufman, Embryos, Genes, and Evolution: The Developmental-Genetic Basis of Evolutionary Change, New York, NY: Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc., →ISBN, page 133

Origin

From annelid + -like.

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APA

annelidlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/annelidlike

MLA

“annelidlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/annelidlike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “annelidlike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/annelidlike.

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