Main Entry:

poly·chaete

Pronunciation:

\ˈpä-lē-ˌkēt\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

ultimately from Greek polychaitēs having much hair, from poly- + chaitē long hair

Date:

1896

: any of a class (Polychaeta) of chiefly marine annelid worms (as clam worms) usually with paired segmental appendages, separate sexes, and a free-swimming trochophore larva

— polychaete adjective