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• Sea worm — is a general term that may refer to a number of phyla of animals, or may refer specifically to: *Acanthocephala, parasitic worm *Annelida, segmented worms *Chaetognatha, arrow worms *Cycliophora, lobster worms *Entoprocta *Echiura, spoon worms… …   Wikipedia

• sea worm — noun 1. : a marine annelid 2. : sea serpent 1 3. : shipworm * * * sea worm, any free moving worm living in salt water; marine annelid …   Useful english dictionary

• sea worm —   Ko e kai …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

• Sea wormwood — Sea worm wood (Bot.) A European species of wormwood ({Artemisia maritima}) growing by the sea. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sea mouse — noun any of several large worms having a broad flattened body with a mat of coarse hairs covering the back • Hypernyms: ↑polychaete, ↑polychete, ↑polychaete worm, ↑polychete worm * * * noun 1. : a large broad marine polychaete worm of Aphrodite… …   Useful english dictionary

• Worm pipefish — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii …   Wikipedia

• sea longworm — noun A nemertean worm (genus Lineus) • • • Main Entry: ↑sea …   Useful english dictionary

• sea mouse — sea′ mouse n. ivt any large oval marine annelid worm of the genus Aphrodite covered with long bristles • Etymology: 1510–20 …   From formal English to slang

• Sea serpent — This article is about sea serpents in mythology and cryptozoology. For actual marine snakes, see Sea snake. For other uses, see Sea serpent (disambiguation). Sea Serpent (Various) A sea serpent from Olaus Magnus s book History of the Northe …   Wikipedia

• Worm — A worm is a common name given to a diverse group of invertebrate animals that have a long, soft body and no legs. There are hundreds of thousands of species of worms, 2,700 of these are earthworms. Animals which are commonly called worms include… …   Wikipedia