Tubificidae

plural noun

Tu·​bi·​fic·​i·​dae

ˌt(y)übəˈfisəˌdē

: a nearly cosmopolitan family of aquatic oligochaete worms that do not reproduce asexually (as by budding or division) see tubifex

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Tubific-, Tubifex, type genus + -idae

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