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giant tube worm

giant tube worm noun: riftia pachyptila, a large marine worm found around the floor of the Pacific Ocean near geothermal vents.

Noun

giant tube worm (plural giant tube worms)

  1. Riftia pachyptila, a large marine worm found around the floor of the Pacific Ocean near geothermal vents.
  2. Kuphus polythalamia, a shipworm, that feeds on submerged wood and is the longest extant mollusc.

Forms of giant tube worm

pluralgiant tube worms

Questions about giant tube worm

What does giant tube worm mean?
Giant tube worm means riftia pachyptila, a large marine worm found around the floor of the Pacific Ocean near geothermal vents.
What part of speech is giant tube worm?
Giant tube worm is a noun.
What is the plural of giant tube worm?
The plural of giant tube worm is giant tube worms.

Words near giant tube worm in the dictionary

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