tubifex
tubifex
Definition
tu·bi·fex (to̵̅o̅′bə feks′, tyo̵̅o̅′-)
noun pl. -·fex′es or -·fex′
any of a genus (Tubifex) of small, reddish, freshwater, oligochaete worms, often living in chimneylike tubes: found esp. in polluted waters and often used as food for aquarium fish
Etymology: ModL < L tubus, tube + -fex < facere, to make, do
Browse dictionary entries near tubifex
- tuberous root
- tuberous
- tuberosity
- tuberose
- tuberculous
- tuberculosis
- tuberculoid
- tuberculo-
- tuberculin
- tuberculate
