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GENUS TURBATRIX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Turbatrix mean? 

GENUS TURBATRIX (noun)
  The noun GENUS TURBATRIX has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Cephalobidaeplay

  Familiarity information: GENUS TURBATRIX used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GENUS TURBATRIX (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Cephalobidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Anguillula; genus Anguillula; genus Turbatrix; Turbatrix

Hypernyms ("genus Turbatrix" is a kind of...):

worm genus (a genus of worms)

Meronyms (members of "genus Turbatrix"):

Anguillula aceti; Turbatrix aceti; vinegar eel; vinegar worm (minute eelworm that feeds on organisms that cause fermentation in e.g. vinegar)

Holonyms ("genus Turbatrix" is a member of...):

Cephalobidae; family Cephalobidae (a family of Nematoda)


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