innkeeper worm

noun

Urechis caupo, a North American spoon worm.

Meanings

nouninnkeeper worm (plural innkeeper worms)

plural innkeeper worms

  1. Urechis caupo, a North American spoon worm.

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Origin

From its habit of temporarily housing other small creatures in its burrow.

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