Etymology

lumbrical

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Today it means: Worm-like. Full definition →

New Latin lumbricalis
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  1. New Latin · derived fromlumbricalis
  2. English todaylumbrical

From New Latin lumbricalis, from lumbricus (“intestinal worm, earthworm”) + -alis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

Words from the same roots

New Latinlumbricalis all →

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