See Also: tubi-(dictionary)

tubi- (iou)



tubi- combining form. ['tju:bi]
[from Latin tubus TUBE: see -I-. Cf. TUBO-.]
Of, pertaining to, or having a tube or tubular structure.
tubicolar adjective (Zoology, now rare) = tubicolous M19.
tubicolous adjective (Zoology) inhabiting a tube, tube-dwelling L19.
tubifex noun (more fully
tubifex worm) a red oligochaete (tubicifid) worm of the genus Tubifex, found in mud at the bottom of rivers or lakes and used as live food for aquarium fish M20.
tubificid adjective & noun (Zoology) (a) noun an aquatic oligochaete worm of the family Tubificidae; (b) adjective of or pertaining to (a worm of) this family: M20.
tubi'florous adjective (Botany) belonging to the former subfamily Tubiflorae of the composite family, in which some or all the florets are tubular L19.
tubiform adjective having the form of a tube, tube-shaped, tubular M18.
tubipore noun an organ-pipe coral E19.