sea mouse

noun

A marine polychaete worm (genus Aphrodita) with the body covered in a dense mat of setae.

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Meanings

nounsea mouse (plural sea mice)

plural sea mice

  1. A marine polychaete worm (genus Aphrodita) with the body covered in a dense mat of setae.
  2. The dunlin.

Origin

Perhaps because it resembles a bedraggled mouse when washed up on shore.

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Translations

Catalan ratolí de mar
  • ratolí de mara marine worm
Esperanto afrodito
  • afroditoa marine worm
Finnish merihiiri
  • merihiiria marine worm
Māori kutukutu
  • kutukutua marine worm
Turkish deniz faresi
  • deniz faresia marine worm
Cite this entry
APA

sea mouse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20mouse

MLA

“sea mouse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20mouse. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sea mouse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20mouse.

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