1. Chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles
   "The polychaete's iridescent bristles caught the diver's eye";
   - polychete, polychaete worm, polychete worm

Derived forms: polychaetes

Type of: annelid, annelid worm, segmented worm

Part of: class Polychaeta, Polychaeta

Encyclopedia: Polychaete