sand tube worm

noun

Pectinaria australis - an annelid beach worm that forms a fragile tapered tube, about 50 mm long made of grains of sand.

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Meanings

nounsand tube worm (plural sand tube worms)

plural sand tube worms

  1. Pectinaria australis - an annelid beach worm that forms a fragile tapered tube, about 50 mm long made of grains of sand.

Translations

Māori piri tōrino
  • piri tōrinoa beachside worm
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