"microdrile" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: microdriles [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + δρῖλος (drîlos, “worm”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|μικρός||small}} Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”), {{m|grc|δρῖλος||worm}} δρῖλος (drîlos, “worm”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} microdrile (plural microdriles)
  1. Any relatively small, generally aquatic, oligochaete, a member of a sometimes used size-based division of the class Oligochaeta. Categories (lifeform): Annelids Coordinate_terms: megadrile
    Sense id: en-microdrile-en-noun-PvPWQ1LP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

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