lumbricus

Meaning

1. (declension-2) earthworm
2. (declension-2) intestinal worm

Concepts

earthworm

worm

🪱

intestinal worm

stomach worm

groundworm

Synonyms

glista

Translations

Regenwurm

ver de terre

lombric

minhoca

aardworm

regenworm

lombriz

🪱

lombriz de tierra

llambric

pier

🪱

cuc de terra

lombrico

dwdẗ ạlạ̉rḍ

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ɫʊmˈbriː.kʊs]

Etymology

Possibly related to lumbus (“loins”) with a similar suffix to formīca (“ant”) or umbilīcus (“navel”).