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feather duster worm

feather duster worm noun: any of the Sabellidae, a family of sedentary marine polychaete tube worms with the head mostly concealed by feathery branchiae.

Noun

feather duster worm (plural feather duster worms)

  1. Any of the Sabellidae, a family of sedentary marine polychaete tube worms with the head mostly concealed by feathery branchiae.
    • In addition, some tube dwelling species have dramatically modified segments used for water pumping or burrowing, and the filter-feeding feather duster worms produce fantastic flower-like crowns of feathery appendages.2001, Julian Sprung, Invertebrates: A Quick Reference Guide, page 135

Forms of feather duster worm

pluralfeather duster worms

Questions about feather duster worm

What does feather duster worm mean?
Feather duster worm means any of the Sabellidae, a family of sedentary marine polychaete tube worms with the head mostly concealed by feathery branchiae.
What part of speech is feather duster worm?
Feather duster worm is a noun.
What is the plural of feather duster worm?
The plural of feather duster worm is feather duster worms.

Words near feather duster worm in the dictionary

  1. feather boa kelps
  2. feather boas
  3. feather Christmas tree
  4. feather Christmas trees
  5. feather duster
  6. feather duster worm
  7. feather duster worms
  8. feather dusters
  9. feather edge
  10. feather edged
  11. feather edger

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