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megascolecid

megascolecid noun: any earthworm of the family Megascolecidae.

Noun

megascolecid (plural megascolecids)

  1. Any earthworm of the family Megascolecidae.
    • Before the study was begun, the known oligochaete fauna of Tasmania consisted of six species of aquatic microdriles, twenty-three indigenous species of megascolecid earthworms, and introduced earthworms of the family Lumbricidae.1975, Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History): Zoology, volume 26, page 205

Forms of megascolecid

pluralmegascolecids

Origin of megascolecid

From Megascolex + -id.

Questions about megascolecid

What does megascolecid mean?
Megascolecid means any earthworm of the family Megascolecidae.
What part of speech is megascolecid?
Megascolecid is a noun.
What is the plural of megascolecid?
The plural of megascolecid is megascolecids.

Words near megascolecid in the dictionary

  1. megascale
  2. megascience
  3. megasciences
  4. megasclere
  5. megascleres
  6. megascolecid
  7. megascolecids
  8. megascolecine
  9. megascolecines
  10. megascope
  11. megascopes

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