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lugworms

lugworms is the plural of lugworm.

Meaning of lugworm

Noun

lugworm (plural lugworms)

  1. especially the northern lugworm (Arenicola marina), whose coiled castings can often be seen on beaches at low tide.
    • The lugworms were shorter and lighter, with hispid gills and mucus-coloured tails.2022, Sara Baume, Seven Steeples, Tramp Press, page 100
    Synonyms:
    lobworm, sandworm, blow lugworm
  2. black lugworm (Arenicola defodiens).

Questions about lugworms

What is lugworms the plural of?
Lugworms is the plural of lugworm.

Words near lugworms in the dictionary

  1. lugubriousness
  2. Luguru
  3. Lugus
  4. Lugwardine
  5. lugworm
  6. lugworms
  7. luh
  8. Luhans'k
  9. Luhansk
  10. Luhansk People's Republic
  11. Luhe

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