‖ Annulata, n. pl. Zool.
(ænjuːˈleɪtə)
[L. adj. pl. neut. (sc. animālia) i.e. annulate or ringed animals.]
The division of animals more commonly called Annelida; sometimes used as a synonym of the larger division Annulosa: see annulate 2.
| 1847 in Craig. 1856 W. Clark Van der Hoeven's Zool. I. 219 Annulata, Animals elongate, living in waters or moist earth. 1874 Wood Nat. Hist. 759 These creatures are technically called Annulata, or sometimes Annelida. |