peanut worm

peanut worm
noun
small unsegmented marine worm that when disturbed retracts its anterior portion into the body giving the appearance of a peanut
Syn: ↑sipunculid
Hypernyms: ↑invertebrate
Member Holonyms: ↑Sipuncula, ↑phylum Sipuncula

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