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bone-eating snot flower worm

UK/bəʊn iːtɪŋ ˈsnɒt flaʊə wɜːm/US/boʊn itɪŋ ˈsnɑt flaʊɚ wɝm/

bone-eating snot flower worm noun: a worm-like creature, Osedax mucofloris, that feeds on the carcasses of minke whales in the North Sea.

Noun

bone-eating snot flower worm (plural bone-eating snot flower worms)

  1. A worm-like creature, Osedax mucofloris, that feeds on the carcasses of minke whales in the North Sea.
    • Bone-eating snot flower (Osedax mucofloris) is the unglamorous name given to a species of worm discovered feeding off minke whale carcasses in the North Sea2005 October 19, “Bone-eating snot flower worm hitches a ride on whales”, in The Guardian
    • Once all the meat has been stripped away, even the bones provide food for a creature called the "bone-eating snot flower worm" (Osedax mucofloris).2010 May 27, “Creatures of the deep surface at new exhibition”, in CNN

Synonyms of bone-eating snot flower worm

Forms of bone-eating snot flower worm

pluralbone-eating snot flower worms

Origin of bone-eating snot flower worm

A slight misunderstanding of the taxonomic name Osedax mucofloris, which actually means "snot-flower bone-eater", with mucofloris modifying Osedax rather than the other way around.

Questions about bone-eating snot flower worm

What does bone-eating snot flower worm mean?
Bone-eating snot flower worm means a worm-like creature, Osedax mucofloris, that feeds on the carcasses of minke whales in the North Sea.
What part of speech is bone-eating snot flower worm?
Bone-eating snot flower worm is a noun.
How do you pronounce bone-eating snot flower worm?
Bone-eating snot flower worm is pronounced /bəʊn iːtɪŋ ˈsnɒt flaʊə wɜːm/ (UK).
What is the plural of bone-eating snot flower worm?
The plural of bone-eating snot flower worm is bone-eating snot flower worms.

Words near bone-eating snot flower worm in the dictionary

  1. bone-crushing dog
  2. bone-crushing dogs
  3. bone-deep
  4. bone-dry
  5. bone-eating snot flower
  6. bone-eating snot flower worm
  7. bone-eating snot flower worms
  8. bone-eating snot flowers
  9. bone-fire
  10. bone-fires
  11. bone-grubber

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