annelid adj 1: relating to or belonging to or characteristic of any worms of the phylum Annelida [syn: {annelid}, {annelidan}] n 1: worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally [syn: {annelid}, {annelid worm}, {segmented worm}]
Annelid \An`ne*lid\, Annelidan \An*nel"i*dan\, a. [F. ann['e]lide, fr. anneler to arrange in rings, OF. anel a ring, fr. L. anellus a ring, dim. of annulus a ring.] (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Annelida. -- n. One of the Annelida. [1913 Webster]