LUMBRICOID

Etymology

Adjective

lumbricoid (comparative more lumbricoid, superlative most lumbricoid)

Like an earthworm; belonging to the genus Lumbricus or family Lumbricidae.

Source: Wiktionary


Lum"bri*coid, a. Etym: [Lumbricus + -oid.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Like an earthworm; belonging to the genus Lumbricus, or family Lumbricidæ.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CONSECRATION

(noun) (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; “the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church”


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