annelid
noun
an·ne·lid
ˈa-nə-ˌlid 
: any of a phylum (Annelida) of usually elongated segmented coelomate invertebrates (such as earthworms and leeches)
annelid
adjective
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These animals along with mollusks and annelids (modern earthworms and their relatives) form the group Lophotrochozoa.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 Aug. 2024
And perhaps not surprisingly, the retail chain offering ammunition, camping gear, and other basic outdoor supplies sells a huge amount of annelids.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2024
Further research needs to be done, but for now, it is thought that this strange capability might have shown up in some annelid worms when genes that develop the head shifted further down the body, but why this shifting of genes evolved to begin with is still unknown.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2023
On top of the possible therapeutic effects, Gauss sees the treatment as offering a rare occasion to reconnect with the natural world, a brief symbiosis between human and annelid.
—Zoey Poll, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
In annelid worms like M. nipponica, different Hox genes regulate the segments that make up the worm’s entire body.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2023
Scientists have compiled many more nematode connectomes, as well as brain maps of a marine annelid worm, a tadpole, a maggot and an adult fruit fly.
—Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2023
Invertebrates are animals without spines, including insects, arachnids, crustaceans, mollusks, annelids, and more.
—Jamie Dickman, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2023
Found in China's Yangtze Gorge, along with 34 other fossils of the same species, researchers believe Y. spiciformis is related to a group of anthropods that includes crustaceans and millipedes or annelids.
—Fox News, 6 Sep. 2019
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 1 Aug. 2024
And perhaps not surprisingly, the retail chain offering ammunition, camping gear, and other basic outdoor supplies sells a huge amount of annelids.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2024
Further research needs to be done, but for now, it is thought that this strange capability might have shown up in some annelid worms when genes that develop the head shifted further down the body, but why this shifting of genes evolved to begin with is still unknown.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2023
On top of the possible therapeutic effects, Gauss sees the treatment as offering a rare occasion to reconnect with the natural world, a brief symbiosis between human and annelid.
—Zoey Poll, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
In annelid worms like M. nipponica, different Hox genes regulate the segments that make up the worm’s entire body.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2023
Scientists have compiled many more nematode connectomes, as well as brain maps of a marine annelid worm, a tadpole, a maggot and an adult fruit fly.
—Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2023
Invertebrates are animals without spines, including insects, arachnids, crustaceans, mollusks, annelids, and more.
—Jamie Dickman, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2023
Found in China's Yangtze Gorge, along with 34 other fossils of the same species, researchers believe Y. spiciformis is related to a group of anthropods that includes crustaceans and millipedes or annelids.
—Fox News, 6 Sep. 2019
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annelid
noun
an·ne·lid
ˈan-ᵊl-əd
ˈan-ə-lid
: any of a phylum of long invertebrate animals that have segments and a body cavity and include the earthworms, leeches, and related forms
annelid
adjective
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