nectochaete

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noun

The free-swimming larva of a polychaete

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounnectochaete (plural nectochaetes)

plural nectochaetes

  1. The free-swimming larva of a polychaete

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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