naidid
/ˈneɪɪdɪd/Zoology
noun
A worm of the family Naididae, which comprises small aquatic (mostly freshwater) oligochaetes.
adjective
Belonging to, characteristic of, or designating the family Naididae of worms.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Ecological Monographs. From scientific Latin Naididae, family name from Naid-, stem of Nais, genus name + -idae. Compare German Naididen, plural.
- marshman
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- marsh melon
- marsh mutton
- marsh orchid
- marsh orchis
- marsh owl
- Marshpee
- marsh pink
- marsh rabbit
- marsh ragwort
- marsh-rocket
- marsh rose
- marsh rosemary
- marsh saxifrage
- marsh shrew
- marsh snail
- marsh sowthistle
- marsh spot
- Marsh's test
- marsh tacky
- marsh tea
- marsh tern
- Marsh test
- marsh thistle