tubeworm

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noun

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

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Meanings

nountubeworm (plural tubeworms)

plural tubeworms · alternative tube worm

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

Origin

From tube + worm.

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Translations

Finnish putkimato
  • putkimatomarine polychaete worm
Māori toke pā (specificallyPomatoceros caeruleus)
  • toke pā (specificallyPomatoceros caeruleus)marine polychaete worm
Polish rurkowiec, rurkoczułkowiec
  • rurkowiecmarine polychaete worm
  • rurkoczułkowiecmarine polychaete worm
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“tubeworm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tubeworm. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tubeworm,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tubeworm.

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