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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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002008
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsosoil invertebrates; vermicomposts; vermifiltration; earthworm burrows; worm casts; Lumbricidae; vermiculture
TranslationsSpanish: 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.