oligochaeta
IPA: oʊɫɪgʌʃˈeɪtʌ
Root Word: Oligochaeta
noun
- a subclass of animals in the phylum Annelida, which is made up of many types of aquatic and terrestrial worms, including all of the various earthworms.
- a genus of Asian plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae.
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Examples of "oligochaeta" in Sentences
- As the door opened, the much darker and slicker oligochaeta slithered into the lepidoptera home.
- Protozoa, zooplankton and macrobenthic oligochaeta, Insecta and Mollusca have been studied with particular reference to drought conditions.
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