polychaete

A noun referring to a class of annelid worms, primarily marine, characterized by having paired appendages (parapodia) with bristles and separate sexes.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa um verme anelídeo da classe Polychaeta, principalmente marinho, caracterizado por pares de apêndices laterais (parapódios) com cerdas e por sexos geralmente separados.

1. Marine annelid worm C2 formal scientific

   A class of segmented worms, primarily marine, characterized by having paired appendages called parapodia that bear bristles (chaetae). They are often found in various marine environments and exhibit both sexes.

   • The polychaete worm uses its parapodia to crawl along the ocean floor.
   • Marine biologists discovered a new species of polychaete in the deep sea.
   • Polychaetes play a crucial role in the marine ecosystem as both predators and prey.

   🇵🇹Poliqueta

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• polychaete's possessive singular form