perichaetous
English
Etymology
perichaetium + -ous.
Adjective
perichaetous (comparative more perichaetous, superlative most perichaetous)
- (zoology) Surrounded by setae; said of certain earthworms (genus Perichaeta).
See also
- Amynthas
- Amynthas carnosus
References
- Megascolecidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Megascolecidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Megascolecidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Perichaeta at Encyclopedia of Life
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for perichaetous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)