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tubifex wormOne entry found. Main Entry: tu·bi·fex worm Pronunciation: \ˈtü-bə-ˌfeks-, ˈtyü-\ Function: noun Etymology: New Latin Tubific-, Tubifex, from Latin tubus tube + facere to make — more at do Date: 1948 : any of a genus (Tubifex) of slender reddish tubificid worms that live in tubes in fresh or brackish water, are widely used as food for aquarium fish, and serve as a host for the protozoan causing whirling disease in fish —called also tubifex
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