ANNELIDS
annelids: translation
n.; n. pl. [L. annulus, ring; Gr. eidos, form]
A phylum of segmented or cylindrical ringed worms, encompassing the Polychaeta, mainly free-living and marine, the Oligochaeta, mainly free-living, either terrestrial (earthworms), fresh water, or marine, and the Hirudinoidea or leeches, that are ectoparasitic, fresh water, marine, or rarely terrestrial.