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sand-screw

sand-screw noun: an amphipod that burrows in the sand, leaving screw-like patterns.

Noun

sand-screw (plural sand-screws)

  1. An amphipod that burrows in the sand, leaving screw-like patterns.

Forms of sand-screw

pluralsand-screws

Questions about sand-screw

What does sand-screw mean?
Sand-screw means an amphipod that burrows in the sand, leaving screw-like patterns.
What part of speech is sand-screw?
Sand-screw is a noun.
What is the plural of sand-screw?
The plural of sand-screw is sand-screws.

Words near sand-screw in the dictionary

  1. sand-prides
  2. sand-rail
  3. sand-rails
  4. sand-roll
  5. sand-rolls
  6. sand-screw
  7. sand-screws
  8. sand-skipper
  9. sand-skippers
  10. sand-spit
  11. sand-spits

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