单词 | tubeworm |
释义 | tubeworm in British English (ˈtjuːbˌwɜːm) noun any of various polychaete worms that construct and live in a tube made of sand, lime, etc tubeworm in American English (ˈtuːbˌwɜːrm, ˈtjuːb-) noun Zoology any of various marine worms that produce and inhabit a tube, some being adapted to a hydrothermal vent environment Also: tube worm Word origin [1925–30; tube + worm]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: distinctive feature, dropout, gimmick, payload, recycleExamples of 'tubeworm' in a sentence |
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