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Neoligochaeta
plural noun
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
neoligochaete
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Origin and Etymology of neoligochaeta
New Latin, from ne- + Oligochaeta
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