HyperDic: vinegar_worm

English > 1 sense of the expression *vinegar worm*:
NOUN	animal	vinegar worm, vinegar eel, Anguillula aceti, Turbatrix aceti	minute eelworm that feeds on organisms that cause fermentation in e.g. vinegar / vinegar

English > *vinegar worm*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	minute eelworm that feeds on organisms that cause fermentation in e.g. vinegar / vinegar.
Synonyms	vinegar eel, Anguillula aceti, Turbatrix aceti
Member of	Anguillula, genus Anguillula, Turbatrix, genus Turbatrix	A genus of Cephalobidae
Broader	eelworm	Any of various small free-living plant-parasitic roundworms