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  • proper noun A taxonomic class within the phylum Annelida — the leeches and related animals.

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  • Worms that belong to Grania, part of the class of annelid worms Clitellata, are typically about 0.8 inches long (2 centimeters) and mostly white in color.

    EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed info@ecologicalinternet.org (LiveScience: Andrea T 2010

  • Genetic variation in the popular lab worm Lumbriculus variegatus (Annelida: Clitellata:

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