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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. earthworms;
[syn: Oligochaeta, class Oligochaeta]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Oligochaeta \Ol`i*go*chae"ta\, Oligochaeta \Ol`i*go*chae"ta\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'oli`gos little, pl., few + ? hair.] (Zool.) An order of Annelida which includes the earthworms and related species, including some small freshwater species. [1913 Webster +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Annelida \An*nel"i*da\, n. pl. [NL. See Annelid.] (Zool.) 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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Oligochaeta n 1: earthworms [syn: Oligochaeta, class Oligochaeta]