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tubificid
tubificid n. 
/tʃuːˈbɪfᵻsɪd/,
Brit. /tjuːˈbɪfᵻsɪd/
, /tjuːˈbɪfᵻsɪd//tʃuːˈbɪfᵻsɪd/U.S. /t(j)uˈbɪfəsəd/
[modern Latin family name Tubificidae : see tuberous adj.] an aquatic oligochæte worm of the family Tubificidæ; also as adj./t(j)uˈbɪfəsəd/ΘΚΠ
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1950 M. Gordon in E. J. Farris et al. Care & Breeding Lab. Animals xiv. 382 Tubificids are usually most plentiful about one-half mile downstream from the spot where raw pollution is dumped.
1971 Nature 26 Feb. 596/1 Tubificid worms..are typical bottom dwelling animals of all fresh-water lakes and reservoirs.
1971 Oxf. Bk. Invertebrates 114/1 Tubificids will emerge, tail upwards, to undulate their bodies gently in the water for respiratory exchange.
1978 Nature 17 Aug. 644/2 Chironomid midge larvae and tubificid worms have replaced a previously rich fauna.
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