TUBIFICID


Meaning of TUBIFICID in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tü-ˈbi-fə-səd, tyü-; ˌt(y)ü-bə-ˈfi-səd ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin Tubificidae, from Tubific-, Tubifex

Date: 1950

: any of a family (Tubificidae) of aquatic oligochaetes including the tubifex worms

• tubificid adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.