Noun: polychaete worm
- Chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles
"The polychaete worm's iridescent bristles caught the diver's eye";
- polychaete, polychete, polychete worm
Derived forms: polychaete worms
Type of: annelid, annelid worm, segmented worm
Part of: class Polychaeta, Polychaeta
Encyclopedia: Polychaete worm