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Sandworm
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. Any one of numerous species of annelids which burrow in the sand of the seashore.
2. Any species of annelids of the genus Sabellaria. They construct firm tubes of agglutinated sand on rocks and shells, and are sometimes destructive to oysters.
3. The chigoe, a species of flea.