lumbricoid

1 of 2

adjective

lum·​bri·​coid

-ˌkȯid

: resembling an earthworm

lumbricoid

2 of 2

noun

"

plural -s

: a creature (as an ascarid) that resembles an earthworm

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

New Latin lumbricoides (specific epithet of the roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides), from Latin lumbricus earthworm + -oides -oid

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