LUMBRICUS

Meaning of LUMBRICUS in English

ˈləmbrəkəs noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, earthworm, intestinal worm

1. : a genus of earthworms that is the type of the family Lumbricidae

2. -es : earthworm

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

LUMBRICUS — (n.) A genus of annelids, belonging to the Oligochaeta, and including the common earthworms. See Earthworm.
Английский словарь Webster
LUMBRICUS — ( n. ) A genus of annelids, belonging to the Oligochaeta, and including the common earthworms. See Earthworm.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LUMBRICUS — noun a genus of annelids, belonging to the oligochaeta, and including the common earthworms. ·see earthworm.
Webster English vocab
EARTHWORM — Any of more than 1,800 species of terrestrial worm s, particularly members of the genus Lumbricus (class Oligochaeta of the …
Английский словарь Британика
LUMBRICOID — I. -ˌkȯid adjective Etymology: New Latin lumbricoides (specific epithet of the roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides ), from Latin lumbricus earthworm + …
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NEOLIGOCHAETA — (|)nē+ noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from ne- + Oligochaeta in some classifications : a division of Oligochaeta …
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LUMBRICULIDAE — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkyüləˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Lumbriculus, type genus (from Latin lumbricus earthworm + New Latin -ulus …
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LUMBRICOMORPHA — ˌləmbrəkəˈmȯrfə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from lumbrico- (from Lumbricus ) + -morpha in former classifications : a …
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LUMBRICINE — ˈləmbrəˌsēn, -_sə̇n adjective Etymology: New Latin Lumbricina : having an arrangement of setae resembling that in Lumbricus — used of …
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LUMBRICINA — ˌləmbrəˈsīnə, -sēnə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Lumbricus + -ina in former classifications : a division of …
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LUMBRICIFORM — -ˌfȯrm adjective Etymology: New Latin Lumbricus + English -iform : resembling an earthworm : vermiform
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LUMBRICIDAE — ˌ ̷ ̷ˈbrisəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Lumbricus, type genus + -idae : a family of segmented worms …
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LUMBRICAL — ˈləmbrə̇kəl adjective Etymology: New Latin lumbricalis, from Latin lumbricus earthworm + -alis -al : being one of or constituting the …
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ALLOLOBOPHORA — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷lōˈbäfərə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from all- + lobo- + -phora : a common and widely distributed genus …
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LUMBRICOID — (a.) Like an earthworm; belonging to the genus Lumbricus, or family Lumbricidae.
Английский словарь Webster
EARTHWORM — (n.) Any worm of the genus Lumbricus and allied genera, found in damp soil. One of the largest and most …
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ANGLEWORM — (n.) A earthworm of the genus Lumbricus, frequently used by anglers for bait. See Earthworm.
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LUMBRICOID — ( a. ) Like an earthworm; belonging to the genus Lumbricus, or family Lumbricidae.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EARTHWORM — ( n. ) Any worm of the genus Lumbricus and allied genera, found in damp soil. One of the largest …
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ANGLEWORM — ( n. ) A earthworm of the genus Lumbricus, frequently used by anglers for bait. See Earthworm.
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LUMBRICOID — adj like an earthworm; belonging to the genus lumbricus, or family lumbricidae.
Webster English vocab
EARTHWORM — noun a mean, sordid person; a niggard. 2. earthworm ·noun any worm of the genus lumbricus and allied genera, found …
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ANGLEWORM — noun a earthworm of the genus lumbricus, frequently used by anglers for bait. ·see earthworm.
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REDWORM — ■ noun 1》 a red earthworm used to make compost and as fishing bait. [ Lumbricus rubellus .] 2》 a …
Concise Oxford English vocab
EARTHWORM — ■ noun a burrowing annelid worm that lives in the soil. [ Lumbricus and other genera, family Lumbricidae.]
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PHOTORECEPTION — any of the biological responses of organisms to stimulation by light. Most organisms, including humans, respond to visible light; some …
Britannica English vocabulary
OLIGOCHAETE — any worm of the class Oligochaeta (phylum Annelida). About 3,200 living species are known, the most familiar of which is …
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EARTHWORM — also called angleworm any one of more than 1,800 species of terrestrial worms of the class Oligochaeta (phylum Annelida)in particular, …
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ANNELID
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LUMBRICAL MUSCLE — n. any of the muscles flexing the fingers or toes. [mod.L lumbricalis f. L lumbricus earthworm, with ref. to its …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EARTHWORM — n. Any of more than 1,800 species of terrestrial worm s, particularly members of the genus Lumbricus (class Oligochaeta of …
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