feather-duster worm

feather-duster worm
/fedh"euhr dus'teuhr/
any tube-dwelling polychaete worm of the families Sabellidae and Serpulidae, the numerous species having a crown of feathery tentacles used in feeding and respiration. Also called fan worm, feather worm.

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  • feather-duster worm — /fedh euhr dus teuhr/ any tube dwelling polychaete worm of the families Sabellidae and Serpulidae, the numerous species having a crown of feathery tentacles used in feeding and respiration. Also called fan worm, feather worm. * * * ▪ polychaete… …   Universalium

  • Social Feather Duster Worm — The Social Feather Duster Worm ( Bispira brunnea ) is a species of marine bristleworm native to the Caribbean Sea. [cite book|title=Marine Flatworms: The World of Polyclads|author=Leslie Newman and Lester Robert Glen… …   Wikipedia

  • feather worm — /ˈfɛðə wɜm/ (say fedhuh werm) noun → fan worm. Also, feather duster worm …  

  • feather worm. — See feather duster worm. * * * …   Universalium

  • feather worm. — See feather duster worm …   Useful english dictionary

  • tube worm — Any of numerous species of sedentary, solitary or colonial, marine worms that spend their entire life in a tube made from special secretions or from sand grains glued together. Found worldwide, tube worms range from less than an inch (25 mm) to… …   Universalium

  • fan worm. — See feather duster worm. [1850 55] * * * …   Universalium

  • peacock worm. — See feather duster worm. * * * …   Universalium

  • fan worm. — See feather duster worm. [1850 55] …   Useful english dictionary

  • peacock worm. — See feather duster worm …   Useful english dictionary

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