brand·ling

(brănd′lĭng)

[brand (from its markings) + -ling.]

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brandling

(ˈbrændlɪŋ)

(Animals) a small red earthworm, Eisenia foetida (or Helodrilus foetidus), found in manure and used as bait by anglers

[C17: from brand + -ling¹]

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brand•ling

(ˈbrænd lɪŋ)

n.

a small reddish brown earthworm, Eisenia foetida, having yellow markings, used as bait.

[1645–55]

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Utilizacao de casca de arroz e esterco bovino como substrato para a multiplicacao de Eisenia fetida Savigny (1826).

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Heggelund LR, Diez-Ortiz M, Lofts S, Lahive E, Jurkschat K, Wojnarowicz J, Cedergreen N, Spurgeon D, Svendsen C (2014) Soil pH effects on the comparative toxicity of dissolved zinc, non-nano and nano ZnO to the earthworm Eisenia fetida. Nanotoxicology 8, 559-572.

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In tests with Eisenia fetida in farm soils with enrofloxacin (10 mg [kg.sup.-1]), transient oxidative stress and decreased respiratory activity were observed after an eight-week exposure [62].

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Recovery of cholinesterase activity in the earthworm Eisenia fetida Savigny following exposure to chlorpyrifos.

Comparative Toxicity of Spinetoram and Nitenpyram against Earthworm and their Effects on Protein Contents and Cholinesterase Activity

Inhibition of platelet aggregation in hamsters by lumbrokinase extracted from Eisenia fetida. Journal of Capital Medical University.

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