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lumbricoid

adjective
lum·​bri·​coid | \ -ˌkȯid\

Definition of lumbricoid

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: resembling an earthworm

lumbricoid

noun
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plural -s

Definition of lumbricoid (Entry 2 of 2)

: a creature (as an ascarid) that resembles an earthworm

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History and Etymology for lumbricoid

Adjective

New Latin lumbricoides (specific epithet of the roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides), from Latin lumbricus earthworm + -oides -oid

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