Chaetopod
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Chaetopod is a noun meaning (zoology, obsolete) Any of the Chaetopoda, an obsolete invertebrate phylum (more or less equivalent to the modern Annelida) made up of groups characterized by lateral bundles of bristles called chaetae used for locomotion.
Meaning
(zoology, obsolete) Any of the Chaetopoda, an obsolete invertebrate phylum (more or less equivalent to the modern Annelida) made up of groups characterized by lateral bundles of bristles called chaetae used for locomotion.
Word Forms
- chaetopods
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include chetopod, chaetopterid, chaetiliid, setiger, chaetodont, chaetotaxy.
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