- tubifex
- noun see tubifex worm
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
tubifex
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Tubifex — Tubif … Wikipédia en Français
Tubifex — Systematik Stamm: Ringelwürmer (Annelida) Klasse: Gürtelwürmer (Clitellata) Ordnung … Deutsch Wikipedia
tubifex — [ tybifɛks ] n. m. • 1839; de tubi et suff. lat. fex « qui fait » ♦ Zool. Petit annélide tubicole (oligochètes), appelé également ver de vase.⇒ tubicole. ● tubifex nom masculin (latin tubus, tuyau, et facere, faire) Annélide oligochète tubicole… … Encyclopédie Universelle
tubifex — [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… … English World dictionary
tubifex — TUBIFÉX s. m. mic vierme anelid, oligochet, subţire, lung, din nămolul râurilor, folosit ca momeală şi ca hrană pentru peşti. (< fr., engl. tubifex) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
Tubifex — tubifex … Wikipédia en Français
Tubifex — Tu|bi|fex 〈m.; , fi|ces〉 = Brunnenwurm [<lat. tubus „Röhre“ + facere „machen“] * * * Tubifex [zu lateinisch tubus »Röhre« und facere »machen«], im Süßwasser lebende Gattung der Schlammröhrenwürmer. Bekannteste Art ist der 2,5 8,5 cm lange,… … Universal-Lexikon
tubifex — /tooh beuh feks , tyooh /, n., pl. tubifexes, (esp. collectively) tubifex. any common, bottom dwelling worm of the genus Tubifex, often used as food for aquarium fish. Also called red worm. [ < NL (1816); see TUBI , FEX] * * * … Universalium
Tubifex — small red worms sometimes used as food in aquaria. Since their natural habitat is mud and they are common in polluted areas, they often introduce disease into aquaria. Freeze dried and irradiated Tubifex is safer than the live ones … Dictionary of ichthyology
tubifex — noun Any member of the genus Tubifex of tubificid annelids … Wiktionary
