Annelida
(ă-nel′ĭ-dă)
[L. anellus, diminutive of anus, a ring + -ida]
The phylum that includes earthworms, leeches, and other segmented worms. Some annelids are intermediate hosts for parasitic worms.
SEE: leech; SEE: medicinal leech
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