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.

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