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lumbricoid

[ luhm-bri-koid ]

adjective

  1. resembling an earthworm.


lumbricoid

/ ˈlʌmbrɪˌkɔɪd /

adjective

  1. anatomy designating any part or structure resembling a worm
  2. of, relating to, or resembling an earthworm
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lumbricoid1

1840–50; < Latin lumbrīc ( us ) earthworm + -oid
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lumbricoid1

C19: from New Latin lumbricoides, from Latin lumbrīcus worm
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Example Sentences

Among the rare causes of diffusive peritonitis is perforation of the intestine by lumbricoid worms.

Not less than seven cases have now been noticed in which this little lumbricoid of the cat and dog has been found in man.

The large lumbricoid occasionally found in the ox belongs to the human worm.

The far larger number of caudal papill at once distinguishes it from the lumbricoid of man and the hog.

It is impossible to say how many distinct species of cetacean lumbricoid worms exist.

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