ˌt(y)übəˈfisəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin Tubific-, Tubifex, type genus + -idae
: a nearly cosmopolitan family of aquatic oligochaete worms that do not reproduce asexually (as by budding or division) — see tubifex
ˌt(y)übəˈfisəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin Tubific-, Tubifex, type genus + -idae
: a nearly cosmopolitan family of aquatic oligochaete worms that do not reproduce asexually (as by budding or division) — see tubifex
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012