Dictionary entry

Annelid

Webster's Dictionary 1913

{ An′ne‐lid (�), An‐nel″i‐dan (�), } a. [F. annélide, fr. anneler to arrange in rings, OF. anel a ring, fr. L. anellus a ring, dim. of annulus a ring.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Annelida. — n. One of the Annelida.