Eisenia

noun

Ei·​se·​nia

āˈsēnēə,

īˈ-,

-nyə

: a widely distributed genus of small earthworms (family Lumbricidae) including the common pink dung worm (E. foetida)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Gustav A. Eisen †1940 American zoologist and archaeologist + New Latin -ia

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