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tubifex — noun see tubifex worm … New Collegiate Dictionary
Tubifex tubifex — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
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 — [ tju:bɪfɛks] noun a small red annelid worm that lives in fresh water, partly buried in the mud. [Genus Tubifex.] Origin mod. L., from L. tubus tube + fex from facere make … English new terms dictionary
tubifex — tu•bi•fex [[t]ˈtu bəˌfɛks, ˈtyu [/t]] n. pl. fex•es, (esp. collectively) fex. ivt any small bottom dwelling annelid worm of the genus Tubifex, often used as food for aquarium fish • Etymology: < NL (1816); see tube, i , fex … From formal English to slang
tubifex — n. any red annelid worm of the genus Tubifex, found in mud at the bottom of rivers and lakes and used as food for aquarium fish. Etymology: mod.L f. L tubus tube + fex f. facere make … Useful english dictionary
sludgeworm — [sluj′wʉrm΄] n. a small, freshwater tubifex worm (Tubifex tubifex) able to live in very low oxygen concentrations, as in sewage sludges and other bottom muds rich in organic matter … English World dictionary
bloodworm — n. 1 any of a variety of bright red midge larvae. 2 a small tubifex worm used as food for aquarium fish … Useful english dictionary
Myxobolus cerebralis — Triactinomyxon stage of Myxobolus cerebralis. Note the three tails . Scientific classification … Wikipedia
annelid — /an l id/, n. 1. any segmented worm of the phylum Annelida, including the earthworms, leeches, and various marine forms. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the Annelida. Also, annelidan /euh nel i dn/. [1825 35; see ANNELIDA] * * * Any member of… … Universalium
