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acron
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod. -
echiurid
any of various unsegmented marine worms of the phylum Echiura, comprising the spoonworms. -
mollusk
any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically having a calcareous shell of one, two, or more pieces that wholly or partly enclose the soft, unsegmented body, including the chitons, snails, bivalves, squids, and octopuses. -
nemathelminth
any worm of the phylum Nemathelminthes (now usually broken up into several phyla), including the nematodes and hairworms, having an elongated, unsegmented, cylindrical body. -
nematode
any unsegmented worm of the phylum Nematoda, having an elongated, cylindrical body; a roundworm. -
peanut worm
any small, unsegmented, marine worm of the phylum Sipuncula, that when disturbed retracts its anterior portion into the body, giving the appearance of a peanut seed.