Found 2 items, similar to oligochaeta.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Oligochaeta Oligochaeta n : earthworms [syn: class Oligochaeta]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Oligochaeta Oligochaeta \Ol`i*go*chae"ta\, Oligochaeta \Ol`i*go*ch[ae]"ta\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'oli`gos little, pl., few + ? hair.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of Annelida which includes the earthworms and related species, including some small freshwater species. [1913 Webster +PJC] Oligochaeta \Ol`i*go*chae"ta\, Oligochaeta \Ol`i*go*ch[ae]"ta\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'oli`gos little, pl., few + ? hair.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of Annelida which includes the earthworms and related species, including some small freshwater species. [1913 Webster +PJC] Annelida \An*nel"i*da\, n. pl. [NL. See Annelid.] (Zo["o]l.) A division of the Articulata, having the body formed of numerous rings or annular segments, and without jointed legs. The principal subdivisions are the Ch[ae]topoda, including the Oligoch[ae]ta or earthworms and Polych[ae]ta or marine worms; and the Hirudinea or leeches. See Ch[ae]topoda. [1913 Webster]