Pheretima

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin Pheretīma, itself from Ancient Greek Φερετίμη (Pheretímē). === Proper noun === Pheretima f A taxonomic genus within the family Megascolecidae – earthworms found in New Guinea and southeast Asia, used in Chines herbal medicine. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Annelida – phylum; Clitellata – class; Oligochaeta – subclass; Tubificida – order; Lumbricina – suborder; Megascolecidae – family === References === Pheretima on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Pheretima on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Megascolecidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Pheretima at National Center for Biotechnology Information