Definition of Turbatrix

1. Noun. A genus of Cephalobidae.


Medical Definition of Turbatrix

1. A genus of free-living nematodes in the family Cephalobidae; it includes the species Turbatrix aceti (the vinegar eel), found in old vinegar or in rotting fruits and vegetables. Origin: L. Turbare, to disturb (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Turbatrix

Tupi-Guarani
Tupi-Guarani language
Tupi-Guaraní
Tupian
Tupinambis
Tupinambá
Tupperware ladies
Tupperware lady
Tupperware parties
Tupperware party
Tupungatito
Tupungato
Turan
Turanian
Turanians
Turbatrix (current term)
Turbatrix aceti
Turcism
Turcisms
Turck's bundle
Turck's column
Turck's degeneration
Turck's tract
Turco-
Turcoman
Turcomans

Literary usage of Turbatrix

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1878)
"... and Linyphia turbatrix from Greenland,4 in which part of America, accordingly, twenty-five different species of spiders have hitherto been found. ..."

2. A Translation of All the Greek, Latin, Italian and French Quotations which by John Winter Jones, William Blackstone (1905)
"... communis pacis per- turbatrix. A scold, a slanderer, a common brawler, a common disturber of the peace* 174. Contra bonos mores. ..."

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