lumbricine

lumbricine
lum·bri·cine

English syllables. 2014.

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  • lumbricine — adj. [L. lumbricus, earthworm] (ANNELIDA: Oligochaeta) Having 4 pairs of setae per segment as in earthworms of the family Lumbricidae; see perichaetine …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • lumbricine — 1. adjective of or pertaining to earthworms. 2. noun an earthworm in the suborder …   Wiktionary

  • lumbricine —   a. pertaining to or like an earthworm.    ♦ lumbriciform, lumbricoid, a. like an earthworm.    ♦ lumbricosis, n. infestation with intestinal round worms …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • lumbricine — ˈləmbrəˌsēn, sə̇n adjective Etymology: New Latin Lumbricina : having an arrangement of setae resembling that in Lumbricus used of an oligochaete worm that has eight bristles per segment usually arranged in pairs; compare perichaetine …   Useful english dictionary

  • Megascolecidae — castings in India Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

  • perichaetine — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|kēˌtīn adjective Etymology: New Latin Perichaeta, genus of earthworms (from peri + chaeta) + English ine : having numerous setae arranged about each segment in a ring usually interrupted dorsally and ventrally and in a distribution… …   Useful english dictionary

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