lumbricoid

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lum·bri·coid

(lŭm′brĭ-koid′)

adj.

Of or resembling an earthworm.

[Latin lumbrīcus, earthworm + -oid.]

(ˈlʌmbrɪˌkɔɪd)

adj

1. (Anatomy) anatomy designating any part or structure resembling a worm

2. (Zoology) of, relating to, or resembling an earthworm

[C19: from New Latin lumbricoides, from Latin lumbrīcus worm]

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Lumbricoid fauna of earthworms of cryosolic soils of Yakutia is represented by one specie Eisenia nordenskioldi.

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Lumbricoid fauna of tundra cryosolic soils is represented only be soil and litter forms (2-4 specimen/[M.

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