SPOONWORM

Etymology

Noun

spoonworm (plural spoonworms)

Any of the class Echiura of annelid marine worms.

A worm of the genus Thalassema, with a spoon-like proboscis.

Source: Wiktionary


Spoon"worm`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A gephyrean worm of the genus Thalassema, having a spoonlike probiscis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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