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Webster 1913 Edition


Perichaetous

Perˊi-chæ′tous

,
Adj.
[See
Perichætium
.]
(Zool.)
Surrounded by setæ; – said of certain earthworms (genus
Perichætus
).

Definition 2024


perichaetous

perichaetous

English

Adjective

perichaetous (comparative more perichaetous, superlative most perichaetous)

  1. (zoology) Surrounded by setae; said of certain earthworms (genus Perichaeta).

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