Advertisement
Advertisement
tubicolous
[ too-bik-uh-luhs, tyoo- ]
tubicolous
/ ³ÙÂá³ÜËˈ²úɪ°ìÉ™±ôÉ™²õ /
adjective
- (of certain invertebrate animals) living in a self-constructed tube
Discover More
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of tubicolous1
Fist recorded in 1870–75; tubi- ( def ) + -colous ( def )
Discover More
Example Sentences
Examples have not been reviewed.
We have an example of such a condition in those worms which live in calcareous tubes, and which are some of those called “tubicolous annelids.â€
From
UncinÄ′ta, a division of marine ch�topod worms—serpulas and other tubicolous worms.—ns.
From
Sedentaria, sed-en-tÄ′ri-a, n.pl. the tubicolous worms: the sedentary spiders.
From
Vestlet, vest′let, n. a tubicolous sea-anemone of genus Cerianthus.
From
Cornulites, kor-nū-lī′tez, n.pl. a genus of tubicolous annelids.
From
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse