segmented worm

/ˌsɛgˈmɛntəd wərm/

Other forms: segmented worms

Definitions of segmented worm

1. noun

   worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally
   synonyms: annelid, annelid worm

   types:

   archiannelid

   small primitive marine worm lacking external segmentation and resembling polychaete larvae

   oligochaete, oligochaete worm

   hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body

   polychaete, polychaete worm, polychete, polychete worm

   chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles

   bloodsucker, hirudinean, leech

   carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end

   angleworm, crawler, dew worm, earthworm, fishing worm, fishworm, nightcrawler, nightwalker, red worm, wiggler

   terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers

   lobworm, lug, lugworm

   marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait

   sea mouse

   any of several large worms having a broad flattened body with a mat of coarse hairs covering the back

   bloodworm

   a segmented marine worm with bright red body; often used for bait

   Hirudo medicinalis, medicinal leech

   large European freshwater leech formerly used for bloodletting

   horseleech

   any of several large freshwater leeches

   type of:

   worm

   any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae