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enchytraeid

enchytraeid noun: any of the microdrile oligochaetes of the family Enchytraeidae, which resemble small earthworms.

enchytraeid: any of the microdrile oligochaetes of the family Enchytraeidae, which resemble small earthworms
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Noun

enchytraeid (plural enchytraeids)

  1. Any of the microdrile oligochaetes of the family Enchytraeidae, which resemble small earthworms.
    • The effect of fertilizers on the diversity of enchytraeids has not been studied but occurrence of high abundance of enchytraeids after organic manure application has been noted.1999, M. V. Reddy, Management of Tropical Agroecosystems and the Beneficial Soil Biota, page 218
    • Enchytraeids probably consume and further process larger fecal pellets and castings of soil macrofauna, such as collembolans and earthworms (Zachariae, 1984; Rusek, 1985).2006, Eldor A. Paul, Soil Microbiology, Ecology and Biochemistry, page 177

Forms of enchytraeid

pluralenchytraeids

Questions about enchytraeid

What does enchytraeid mean?
Enchytraeid means any of the microdrile oligochaetes of the family Enchytraeidae, which resemble small earthworms.
What part of speech is enchytraeid?
Enchytraeid is a noun.
What is the plural of enchytraeid?
The plural of enchytraeid is enchytraeids.

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