Allolobophora

noun

Al·​lo·​lo·​boph·​o·​ra

: a common and widely distributed genus of earthworms (family Lumbricidae) not readily distinguished from Lumbricus and including one of the commonest earthworms (A. caliginosa) of temperate regions

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from all- + lobo- + -phora

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

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