lumbricine

adjective

lum·​bri·​cine

ˈləmbrəˌsēn,

-sə̇n

: having an arrangement of setae resembling that in Lumbricus

—used of an oligochaete worm that has eight bristles per segment usually arranged in pairs compare perichaetine

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Lumbricina

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