oligochaete

  • 81neoligochaete — ne·oligochaete …

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  • 82clitellum — /kləˈtɛləm/ (say kluh teluhm) noun (plural clitella /kləˈtɛlə/ (say kluh teluh)) the glandular part of the epidermis which, in some oligochaete annelid worms, secretes the cocoon within which the eggs are deposited. {New Latin, from Latin… …

  • 83земляной червь — — [http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/alphabetic?langcode=en] EN earthworm Any of numerous oligochaete worms of the genera Lumbricus, Allolobophora, Eisenia, etc., which burrow in the soil and help aerate and break up the ground. (Source:… …

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  • 84oligo- — [äl′i gō] [Gr oligo < oligos, small, akin to loigos, destruction, death < IE base * (o)leig , wretched, illness > Lith ligà, disease] combining form few, scant, small, a deficiency of [oligochaete]: also, before a vowel, prefix combining …

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  • 85tubifex — [to͞o′bə feks΄, tyo͞o′bə feks΄] n. pl. tubifexes or tubifex [ModL < L tubus, tube + fex < facere, to make, DO1] any of a genus (Tubifex) of small, reddish, freshwater, oligochaete worms, often living in chimneylike tubes: found esp. in… …

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  • 86Limicolae — noun term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds; coextensive with the Charadrii • Syn: ↑suborder Limicolae • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Charadriiformes, ↑order Charadriiformes * * * līˈmikəˌl …

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  • 87archigetes — ˌärkəˈjēd.ēz, ärˈkijəˌtēz noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin : a genus of pseudophyllidean tapeworms living as neotenic larvae in the coelom of aquatic oligochaete worms, some being reported to develop into typical caryophyllid worms… …

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  • 88bdellodrilus — deˈlädrə̇ləs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from bdell + Greek drilos earthworm : a genus of small leechlike oligochaete worms parasitic on the gills of crayfishes …

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  • 89calciferous gland — noun : one of a series of glands that open into the esophagus of various oligochaete worms, that secrete calcium carbonate, and that are believed to assist in adjusting the pH of the food material …

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  • 90chaetogaster — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌgastə(r), ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from chaet + gaster : a common widely distributed genus of small transparent oligochaete worms (family Naididae) that are parasites on gastropods or free living… …

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