TUBEWORM

Etymology

Noun

tubeworm (plural tubeworms)

Any of many marine polychaete worms, mostly of the family Serpulidae, which construct permanent calcareous tubes on rocks, ship bottoms etc.

Source: Wiktionary


Tube"worm`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any annelid which constructs a tube; one of the Tubicolæ.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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