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galley-worms

galley-worms is the plural of galley-worm.

Meaning of galley-worm

Noun

galley-worm (plural galley-worms)

  1. (dated) A chilognath myriapod of the genus Julus and allied genera, having numerous short legs along the sides; a kind of millipede.

Questions about galley-worms

What is galley-worms the plural of?
Galley-worms is the plural of galley-worm.

Words near galley-worms in the dictionary

  1. galley yarn
  2. galley yarns
  3. galley-slave
  4. galley-slaves
  5. galley-worm
  6. galley-worms
  7. galleylike
  8. galleyman
  9. galleymen
  10. galleypot
  11. galleypots

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