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lumbricoid

lumbricoid adjective: like an earthworm, or belonging to the genus Lumbricus or family Lumbricidae.

Adjective

lumbricoid (comparative more lumbricoid, superlative most lumbricoid)

  1. Like an earthworm, or belonging to the genus Lumbricus or family Lumbricidae.

Noun

lumbricoid (plural lumbricoids)

  1. Any such earthworm.

Forms of lumbricoid

Adjective
comparativemore lumbricoid
superlativemost lumbricoid
Noun
plurallumbricoids

Origin of lumbricoid

Lumbricus + -oid

Questions about lumbricoid

What does lumbricoid mean?
Lumbricoid means like an earthworm, or belonging to the genus Lumbricus or family Lumbricidae.
What part of speech is lumbricoid?
Lumbricoid can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near lumbricoid in the dictionary

  1. lumbricid
  2. lumbricids
  3. lumbriciform
  4. lumbricine
  5. lumbricines
  6. lumbricoid
  7. lumbricous
  8. lumbrics
  9. lumbriculid
  10. lumbriculids
  11. lumbrinerid

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