lumbricina

pl. [Lat. lumbric (us) (q.v.); fem. pl. adj. suff. -ina.] Zool.: A tribe of Annelids, consisting of animals without eyes or antenne, having the body setigerous for locomotion, and the articulations distinct. lum-brī-cus, s. [Latin=an intestinal worm, a maw-worm, a stomach worm. Not the modern use of the word.] Zool .: The typical genus of the family Lumbrici de (q. v.). Lumbricus terrestris is the Common Earthworm. [EARTHWORM.] *lû-min-ançe, s. [Eng. luminan (t); -ce.) The quality or state of being luminant; luminousne . lû-min-ant, adj . [Latin luminans , pr. par. of lumino = to give light; lumen (gen it. luminis ) = light.] Giving or emitting light; luminous.