annuloid, a.
(ˈænjʊlɔɪd)
[mod. f. L. annul-us (see annulus) + -oid.]
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 next.
| 1855 H. Spencer Psych. I. i. i. 6 The sluggish annuloid types..contrasted with the energetic kinds of Annulosa. 1877 Huxley Anat. Inv. An. xii. 678 The Annuloid Series, is represented by the Trichoscolices and the Annelida. |