Pheretima
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Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin Pheretīma, itself from Ancient Greek Φερετίμη (Pheretímē).
Proper noun
[edit]Pheretima f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Megascolecidae – earthworms found in New Guinea and southeast Asia, used in Chines herbal medicine.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Annelida - phylum; Clitellata - class; Oligochaeta - subclass; Tubificida - order; Lumbricina - suborder; Megascolecidae - family
References
[edit]- Pheretima on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Pheretima on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Megascolecidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Pheretima at National Center for Biotechnology Information