Lumbricomorpha

plural noun

Lum·​bri·​co·​mor·​pha

ˌləmbrəkəˈmȯrfə

in former classifications

: a division of oligochaete worms approximately equal to Neoligochaeta

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from lumbrico- (from Lumbricus) + -morpha

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