Chaetopoda

plural noun

Chae·​top·​o·​da

kēˈtäpədə

in many classifications

: a major division (usually a class) of annelid worms containing the Polychaeta and Oligochaeta as subdivisions

chaetopodan

-dən

-dᵊn

adjective

chaetopodous

-dəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from chaet- + -poda

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