vinegar eel

vinegar eel

n.

A small nematode worm (Turbatrix aceti) that feeds on the organisms causing fermentation in vinegar and may be present in unpasteurized vinegar. Also called vinegar worm.

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vinegar eel

n

(Animals) a nematode worm, Anguillula aceti, that feeds on the organisms that cause fermentation in vinegar and other liquids. Also called: vinegar worm or eelworm

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vin′egar eel`

n.

a nematode, Turbatrixaceti, commonly found in unpasteurized vinegar. Also called

vin′egar worm`.

[1830–40]

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Vinegar eel

The nematodes sometimes found in Mother of vinegar were often called vinegar eels.

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vinegar eel - minute eelworm that feeds on organisms that cause fermentation in e.g. vinegar Anguillula aceti, Turbatrix aceti, vinegar worm eelworm - any of various small free-living plant-parasitic roundworms Anguillula, genus Anguillula, genus Turbatrix, Turbatrix - a genus of Cephalobidae

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