earthworms
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002008
A common polyphagous annelid having a tube or cylinder shaped segmented body. It is a hermaphrodite and plays a role in the decomposition of soil organic matter into rich humus.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-002008 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | soil invertebrates; vermicomposts; vermifiltration; earthworm burrows; worm casts; Lumbricidae; vermiculture |
| Translations | Spanish: lombrices de tierra |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-002008",
"term": "earthworms",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A common polyphagous annelid having a tube or cylinder shaped segmented body. It is a hermaphrodite and plays a role in the decomposition of soil organic matter into rich humus.",
"subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
"see_also": [
"soil invertebrates",
"vermicomposts",
"vermifiltration",
"earthworm burrows",
"worm casts",
"Lumbricidae",
"vermiculture"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "lombrices de tierra"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/earthworms/"
}
Record 2,008 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.