"tubifex" meaning in English

See tubifex in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: tubifexes [plural]
Etymology: From the genus name. Head templates: {{en-noun}} tubifex (plural tubifexes)
  1. Any member of the genus Tubifex of tubificid annelids, some of which are used to feed fish in freshwater aquaria. Wikipedia link: tubifex Categories (lifeform): Annelids
    Sense id: en-tubifex-en-noun-Y7Vb~lbO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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