sea worm
sea worm noun: a marine annelid.
Noun
sea worm (plural sea worms)
- A marine annelid.
- Below the thunders of the upper deep;
Far far beneath in the abysmal sea,
His antient, dreamless, uninvaded sleep,
The Kraken sleepeth: […]
There hath he lain for ages and will lie
Battening upon huge seaworms in his sleep […]1830, Alfred Tennyson, “The Kraken”, in Poems, Chiefly Lyrical - Being fully exposed to the sea-breezes in three directions it is healthy, and the soft sandy heath offers great facilities for hauling up the praus, in order to secure them from sea-worms and prepare them for the homeward voyage.1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 196
- Below the thunders of the upper deep;
Forms of sea worm
| plural | sea worms |
|---|---|
| alternative form | seaworm |
Questions about sea worm
- What does sea worm mean?
- Sea worm means a marine annelid.
- What part of speech is sea worm?
- Sea worm is a noun.
- What is the plural of sea worm?
- The plural of sea worm is sea worms.
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