sea mouse

noun

any of several large, marine annelids of the genus Aphrodite and related genera, having a covering of long, fine, hairlike setae.

Origin of sea mouse

First recorded in 1510–20

Words nearby sea mouse

sea mist, seamless, sea moss, seamoth, seamount, sea mouse, seamster, seamstress, seamy, seamy side, Sean

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Example sentences from the Web for sea mouse

Looking far more like a hairy slug than a worm, the sea-mouse also belongs to the class of the annelids.
The Animal World, A Book of Natural History|Theodore Wood
This polychte, sometimes called the sea-mouse, is one of the most beautiful of worms.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold
The whale should make friends with the sea-mouse, who will serve as a guide so that the monster will never go astray.
Bluebeard|Clifton Johnson
I declare I see the very rock where I saw the sea-mouse—out there!
The Long Vacation|Charlotte M. Yonge

A is the Sea-Mouse, a bristly creature so named by some very imaginative person.
Stories of the Universe: Animal Life|B. Lindsay

British Dictionary definitions for sea mouse

sea mouse

noun

any of several large polychaete worms of the genus Aphrodite and related genera, having a broad flattened body covered dorsally with a dense mat of iridescent hairlike chaetae

Word Origin for sea mouse

C16: so called because of its appearance

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

单词	sea mouse
释义	sea mouse noun any of several large, marine annelids of the genus Aphrodite and related genera, having a covering of long, fine, hairlike setae. Origin of sea mouse First recorded in 1510–20 Words nearby sea mouse sea mist, seamless, sea moss, seamoth, seamount, sea mouse, seamster, seamstress, seamy, seamy side, Sean Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sea mouse Looking far more like a hairy slug than a worm, the sea-mouse also belongs to the class of the annelids. The Animal World, A Book of Natural History\|Theodore Wood This polychte, sometimes called the sea-mouse, is one of the most beautiful of worms. The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide\|Augusta Foote Arnold The whale should make friends with the sea-mouse, who will serve as a guide so that the monster will never go astray. Bluebeard\|Clifton Johnson I declare I see the very rock where I saw the sea-mouse—out there! The Long Vacation\|Charlotte M. Yonge A is the Sea-Mouse, a bristly creature so named by some very imaginative person. Stories of the Universe: Animal Life\|B. Lindsay British Dictionary definitions for sea mouse sea mouse noun any of several large polychaete worms of the genus Aphrodite and related genera, having a broad flattened body covered dorsally with a dense mat of iridescent hairlike chaetae Word Origin for sea mouse C16: so called because of its appearance 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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