annuloidadj.
Ring-like. In Zool. applied by Prof. Huxley to animals in which the division of the body into ring-like segments is less distinct than in the Annulosa: see Annuloida n.
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annuloid1870
1870 H. Spencer Princ. Psychol. (ed. 2) I. i. i. 6 The sluggish annuloid types..contrasted with the energetic kinds of Annulosa.
1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebr. Animals xii. 678 The Annuloid Series, is represented by the Trichoscolices and the Annelida.
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