Pheretima

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin Pheretīma, itself from Ancient Greek Φερετίμη (Pheretímē).

Proper noun

Pheretima f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Megascolecidae – earthworms found in New Guinea and southeast Asia, used in Chines herbal medicine.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Annelida – phylum; Clitellata - class; Oligochaeta - subclass; Tubificida - order; Lumbricina - suborder; Megascolecidae - family

References

• Pheretima on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pheretima on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Megascolecidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Pheretima at National Center for Biotechnology Information