Noun: polychete worm
- Chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles
"The polychete worm's bristles gleamed in the underwater light";
- polychaete, polychete, polychaete worm
Derived forms: polychete worms
Type of: annelid, annelid worm, segmented worm
Part of: class Polychaeta, Polychaeta