Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or resembling an earthworm.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Resembling an earthworm: specifically applied to the internal parasite Ascaris lumbricoides, a nematoid, one of the commonest of the worms which infest man. See
Ascaris . - noun The worm Ascaris lumbricoides.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Like an earthworm; belonging to the genus Lumbricus, or family
Lumbricidæ .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Like an
earthworm ; belonging to thegenus Lumbricus orfamily Lumbricidae.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Laughton reports an instance of lumbricoid in the nose.
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Morland mentions the ejection of numerous lumbricoid worms from the mouth.
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Pole 15.223 mentions the expulsion of 441 lumbricoid worms in thirty-four days, and Fauconneau-Dufresne 15.224 has reported a most remarkable case in which 5000 ascarides were discharged in less than three years, mostly by vomiting.
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There are many instances in which the lumbricoid worms have pierced the intestinal tract and made their way to other viscera, sometimes leading to an anomalous exit.
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There are many instances in which the lumbricoid worms have pierced the intestinal tract and made their way to other viscera, sometimes leading to an anomalous exit.
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Borgeois 15.229 speaks of a lumbricoid worm found in the biliary passages, and another in the air passages.
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Laughton 15.232 reports an instance of lumbricoid in the nose.
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Morland 15.234 mentions the ejection of numerous lumbricoid worms from the mouth.
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Dagan 15.231 speaks of the issue of a lumbricoid from the external auditory meatus.
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There are several cases on record in which the lumbricoid worms have been found in the bladder.
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