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parchment worm

parchment worm noun: a marine polychaete worm of the genus Chaetopterus.

Noun

parchment worm (plural parchment worms)

  1. A marine polychaete worm of the genus Chaetopterus.

Forms of parchment worm

pluralparchment worms

Questions about parchment worm

What does parchment worm mean?
Parchment worm means a marine polychaete worm of the genus Chaetopterus.
What part of speech is parchment worm?
Parchment worm is a noun.
What is the plural of parchment worm?
The plural of parchment worm is parchment worms.

Words near parchment worm in the dictionary

  1. Parchman
  2. Parchmans
  3. parchment
  4. parchment paper
  5. parchment papers
  6. parchment worm
  7. parchmental
  8. parchmented
  9. parchmenter
  10. parchmenters
  11. parchmentier

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