Neoligochaeta
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Ne·oligochaeta | \ (¦)nē+ \
Definition of Neoligochaeta
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
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