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tubeworm

tubeworm noun: any of many marine polychaete worms, mostly of the family Serpulidae, which construct permanent calcareous tubes on rocks, ship bottoms etc.

Noun

tubeworm (plural tubeworms)

  1. Any of many marine polychaete worms, mostly of the family Serpulidae, which construct permanent calcareous tubes on rocks, ship bottoms etc.

Forms of tubeworm

pluraltubeworms
alternative formtube worm

Origin of tubeworm

From tube + worm.

Words formed from tubeworm

Questions about tubeworm

What does tubeworm mean?
Tubeworm means any of many marine polychaete worms, mostly of the family Serpulidae, which construct permanent calcareous tubes on rocks, ship bottoms etc.
What part of speech is tubeworm?
Tubeworm is a noun.
What is the plural of tubeworm?
The plural of tubeworm is tubeworms.

Words near tubeworm in the dictionary

  1. tubeway
  2. tubeways
  3. tubewell
  4. tubewells
  5. tubework
  6. tubeworm
  7. tubeworms
  8. tubey
  9. tubfast
  10. tubfish
  11. tubful

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