polychaetous

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From polychaete +‎ -ous.

Adjective

polychaetous (not comparable)

  1. Relating to polychaetes.
    • 2015 September 4, Kondethimmanahalli H. Chandramouli, Donald Reish, Huoming Zhang, Pei-Yuan Qian & Timothy Ravasi, “Proteomic Changes Associated with Successive Reproductive Periods in Male Polychaetous Neanthes arenaceodentata”, in Scientific Reports, →DOI:
      The polychaetous annelid species complex of Neanthes acuminata has a widespread distribution, with names depending on geographic location.