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sandworms

sandworms is the plural of sandworm.

Meaning of sandworm

Noun

sandworm (plural sandworms)

  1. (UK) A lugworm, of species Arenicola marina.
  2. (US) A clam worm or ragworm, of species Alitta virens.
  3. Hookworm larvae, especially of Ancylostoma braziliense, which cause cutaneous larva migrans.
  4. A chigoe, a flea of species Tunga penetrans.

Questions about sandworms

What is sandworms the plural of?
Sandworms is the plural of sandworm.

Words near sandworms in the dictionary

  1. sandwinner
  2. sandwinners
  3. sandwinning
  4. Sandwip
  5. sandworm
  6. sandworms
  7. sandwort
  8. sandworts
  9. sandy
  10. Sandy Bay
  11. Sandy Beach

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