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

Word History and Origins

Origin of lumbricoid¹

1840–50; < Latin lumbrīc ( us ) earthworm + -oid

Word History and Origins

Origin of lumbricoid¹

C19: from New Latin lumbricoides, from Latin lumbrīcus worm

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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