Neoligochaeta

plural noun

Ne·​oligochaeta

(¦)nē+

in some classifications

: a division of Oligochaeta comprising relatively large complex chiefly terrestrial worms that ordinarily reproduce only by sexual means (as those of the genera Lumbricus, Allolobophora, and Megascolex) compare earthworm, megadrili , terricolae

neoligochaete

"+

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from ne- + Oligochaeta

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