tubeworm


tube·worm

T0401150 (to͞ob′wûrm′, tyo͞ob′-)n. Any of various chiefly marine worms or wormlike invertebrates of the phyla Annelida and Phoronida that live inside tubular cases made of chitinous or calcareous secretions or of particles of sand or mud.

tubeworm

(ˈtjuːbˌwɜːm) n (Animals) any of various polychaete worms that construct and live in a tube made of sand, lime, etc

tube′worm`

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n. any of various marine worms that produce and inhabit a tube. [1925–30]
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