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单词 tubeworm
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tubeworm

or tube worm

[ toob-wurm, tyoob- ]
/ ˈtubˌwɜrm, ˈtyub- /

noun Zoology.

any of various marine worms that produce and inhabit a tube, some being adapted to a hydrothermal vent environment.

Origin of tubeworm

First recorded in 1925–30; tube + worm

Words nearby tubeworm

tuberous root, tuberous sclerosis, tubesnout, tube sock, tube top, tubeworm, tubi-, tubicolous, tubifex, tubiflorous, tubiform
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British Dictionary definitions for tubeworm

tube worm

noun

any of various polychaete worms that construct and live in a tube made of sand, lime, etc
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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