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adj. [L. lumbricus, earthworm](ANNELIDA: Oligochaeta)Having 4 pairs of setae per segment as in earthworms of the family Lumbricidae; see perichaetine.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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lumbricine — 1. adjective of or pertaining to earthworms. 2. noun an earthworm in the suborder … Wiktionary
lumbricine — lum·bri·cine … English syllables
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
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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
