sandworm (plural sandworms)
(British) The lugworm, Arenicola marina.
(US) The clam worm or ragworm, Alitta virens.
Hookworm larvae, especially of Ancylostoma braziliense, which cause cutaneous larva migrans.
The chigoe, a species of flea, Tunga penetrans.
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Source: Wiktionary
Sand"worm`, n. (Zo\'94l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of annelids which burrow in the sand of the seashore. (b) Any species of annelids of the genus Sabellaria. They construct firm tubes of agglutinated sand on rocks and shells, and are sometimes destructive to oysters. (c) The chigoe, a species of flea.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 March 2025
(noun) magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it
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