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clam worms

clam worms is the plural of clam worm.

Meaning of clam worm

Noun

clam worm (plural clam worms)

  1. A polychete worm, Nereis succinea.
    • Underneath, sunk in the floor, and most of them covered with chicken wire, there were tray upon tray swarming and heaving with worms and baits: white worms, micro worms, Daphnia, shrimp and thick slimy clam worms.1954, Ian Fleming, “Midnight Among The Worms”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 156

Questions about clam worms

What is clam worms the plural of?
Clam worms is the plural of clam worm.

Words near clam worms in the dictionary

  1. clam smacker
  2. clam smackers
  3. Clam Union
  4. clam up
  5. clam worm
  6. clam worms
  7. clam-digger
  8. clam-diggers
  9. clam-shell
  10. clam-shells
  11. clamancy

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