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clamworm

clamworm is the alternative form 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

Forms of clamworm

pluralclamworms

Questions about clamworm

What is clamworm the alternative form of?
Clamworm is the alternative form of clam worm.

Words near clamworm in the dictionary

  1. clamshell phone
  2. clamshell phones
  3. clamshelled
  4. clamshelling
  5. clamshells
  6. clamworm
  7. clamworms
  8. clan
  9. clan control
  10. clan endogamy
  11. clan lab

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