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Yoda worm

Yoda worm noun: yoda purpurata, a deep-sea acorn worm.

Noun

Yoda worm (plural Yoda worms)

  1. (informal) Yoda purpurata, a deep-sea acorn worm.
    • The newly discovered Yoda worm (Yoda purpurata) lives 2.5km below the Atlantic.2012 March 6, “Purple 'Yoda worm' discovered in deep Atlantic”, in BBC News

Forms of Yoda worm

pluralYoda worms

Origin of Yoda worm

From Yoda + worm; named after the fictional character Yoda from Star Wars due to the ear-like lip structures of the worm.

Questions about Yoda worm

What does Yoda worm mean?
Yoda worm means yoda purpurata, a deep-sea acorn worm.
What part of speech is Yoda worm?
Yoda worm is a noun.
What is the plural of Yoda worm?
The plural of Yoda worm is Yoda worms.

Words near Yoda worm in the dictionary

  1. yod-dropping
  2. Yoda
  3. Yoda condition
  4. Yoda conditions
  5. Yoda notation
  6. Yoda worm
  7. Yoda-ish
  8. Yoda-speak
  9. Yodaesque
  10. yodaish
  11. Yodalike

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