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Definition of Turbatrix
1. Noun. A genus of Cephalobidae.
Generic synonyms: Worm Genus
Group relationships: Cephalobidae, Family Cephalobidae
Member holonyms: Anguillula Aceti, Turbatrix Aceti, Vinegar Eel, Vinegar Worm
Medical Definition of Turbatrix
1. A genus of free-living nematodes in the family Cephalobidae; it includes the species Turbatrix aceti (the vinegar eel), found in old vinegar or in rotting fruits and vegetables. Origin: L. Turbare, to disturb (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Turbatrix
Literary usage of Turbatrix
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1878)
"... and Linyphia turbatrix from Greenland,4 in which part of America, accordingly,
twenty-five different species of spiders have hitherto been found. ..."
2. A Translation of All the Greek, Latin, Italian and French Quotations which by John Winter Jones, William Blackstone (1905)
"... communis pacis per- turbatrix. A scold, a slanderer, a common brawler, a common
disturber of the peace* 174. Contra bonos mores. ..."
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