Annulosa

plural noun

An·​nu·​lo·​sa

ˌanyəˈlōsə,

-ōzə

in some classifications

: a subkingdom of animals including forms with articulate bodies and a double ventral chain of ganglia and comprising the annelid worms and the arthropods

annulosan

-sᵊn

-zᵊn

noun

plural -s

annulose

ˈanyəˌlōs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin annulus ring + -osa (neuter plural of -osus) -ose

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

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