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Record 1 1997-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
DEF

Any of many long, slender, soft-bodied, creeping animals, some segmentad, hat live by burrowing underground or as parasites, including the annelids, flatworms, roundworms, ribbon worms, gordian worms, and spiny-headed worms.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
DEF

Animal pluricellulaire de forme allongée, n'ayant aucune partie dure ni intérieurement ni extérieurement, complètement ou presque complètement dépourvu de pattes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gusanos y organismos semejantes
DEF

Se aplica a ciertos animales que formen un tipo, de forma generalmente alargada, de cuerpo blando formado por anillos y sin patas, los cuales se arrastran contrayendo y estirando el cuerpo; como la tenia, la lombriz o la sabela.

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