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Definition of: polychaetous
(pol′i·kē′təs) adjective Zool.
1. Having several setae.
2. Of or pertaining to a class (Polychaeta) of annelids, including most marine worms. Also pol′y·chae′tal, pol′y·chae′tan. [<POLY- + Gk. chaitē hair]
—pol′y·chaete adjective & noun
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