'Chaetopoda' definitions:

Definition of 'Chaetopoda'

From: GCIDE

Chaetopoda \Ch[ae]*top"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? hair + -poda.] (Zool.) A very extensive order of Annelida (segmented worms), characterized by the presence of lateral set[ae], or spines, on most or all of the segments. They are divided into two principal groups: Oligoch[ae]ta, including the earthworms and allied forms, and Polych[ae]ta, including most of the marine species. [1913 Webster]