1825–35; < New Latin, equivalent to
annel- (< French
annelés literally, ringed ones, plural past participle of
anneler to ring, derivative of Old French
an(n)el ring < Latin
ānellus, diminutive of
ānus ring,
anus) +
-ida-id2
Example sentences from the Web for
annelida
Some of the Annelida, as Filaria and Lumbricus, he also regarded as insects.
