tubifex worm

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tu·bi·fex worm | \ ˈtü-bə-ˌfeks-

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Definition of tubifex worm

: any of a genus (Tubifex) of slender reddish tubificid worms that live in tubes in fresh or brackish water, are widely used as food for aquarium fish, and serve as a host for the protozoan causing whirling disease in fish

— called also tubifex

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