annelidan

adjective

Meaning

Belonging to or characteristic of the phylum Annelida, which consists of segmented worms.

Examples

  • Biologists classify the common earthworm as an annelidan organism due to its distinct body segments.
  • The annelidan nervous system is surprisingly complex for such a simple invertebrate.

Synonyms: worm-like, segmented, annelid, invertebrate