Bobbit wormn.

Brit.

/ˈbɒbɪt wəːm/, U.S.

/ˈbɑbət ˌwərm/

Forms: 1900s– Bobbit worm, 2000s– Bobbitt worm. Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Bobbitt , worm n.

Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < the name of Lorena Bobbitt (see Bobbitt v.) + worm n.

Any of various large, burrowing polychaete worms of the family Eunicidae, esp. Eunice aphroditois, which are found in warm seas and are fast ambush predators.

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1996 T. M. Gosliner et al. Coral Reef Animals Indo-Pacific 117/1 Bobbit worm... When the file fish ventured too close to the worm it emerged slightly from its burrow and seized the fish in its jaws with lightning speed.

2013 Daily Tel. 19 Oct. 7/5 The Bobbit worm..was only discovered when staff emptied the 200-gallon tank to fix a leak.

2016 J. C. McKeown & J. M. Smith Hippocrates Code xxviii. 341 A rumor was birthed on the Internet that the female Bobbit worm severed the penis of the male..—not true, as it is commonly observed that the males do not possess penises.

2017 @RG_Bargy 20 May in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Have you seen the horror/awesomeness of Bobbitt worms?

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bobbit worm
释义	Bobbit wormn. Brit. /ˈbɒbɪt wəːm/, U.S. /ˈbɑbət ˌwərm/ Forms: 1900s– Bobbit worm, 2000s– Bobbitt worm. Also with lower-case initial. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Bobbitt , worm n. Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps < the name of Lorena Bobbitt (see Bobbitt v.) + worm n. Any of various large, burrowing polychaete worms of the family Eunicidae, esp. Eunice aphroditois, which are found in warm seas and are fast ambush predators. ΚΠ 1996 T. M. Gosliner et al. Coral Reef Animals Indo-Pacific 117/1 Bobbit worm... When the file fish ventured too close to the worm it emerged slightly from its burrow and seized the fish in its jaws with lightning speed. 2013 Daily Tel. 19 Oct. 7/5 The Bobbit worm..was only discovered when staff emptied the 200-gallon tank to fix a leak. 2016 J. C. McKeown & J. M. Smith Hippocrates Code xxviii. 341 A rumor was birthed on the Internet that the female Bobbit worm severed the penis of the male..—not true, as it is commonly observed that the males do not possess penises. 2017 @RG_Bargy 20 May in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Have you seen the horror/awesomeness of Bobbitt worms? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1996
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