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tubifex

[ too-buh-feks, tyoo- ]

noun

, plural tu·bi·fex·es, (especially collectively) tu·bi·fex.
  1. any common, bottom-dwelling worm of the genus Tubifex, often used as food for aquarium fish.

tubifex

/ ˈtjuːbɪˌfɛks /

noun

  1. any small reddish freshwater oligochaete worm of the genus Tubifex ; it characteristically lives in a tube in sand and is used as food for aquarium fish
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tubifex1

< New Latin (1816); tubi-, -fex
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tubifex1

C19: from New Latin, from Latin tubus tube + facere to make, do

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