| Noun | 1. | polychaete - chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristleslobworm, lugworm, lug - marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait sea mouse - any of several large worms having a broad flattened body with a mat of coarse hairs covering the back bloodworm - a segmented marine worm with bright red body; often used for bait | |