wormfish

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noun

Any of the family Microdesmidae of small goby-like fish which often burrow in estuarine mud.

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Meanings

nounwormfish (plural wormfishes or wormfish)

plural wormfishes

  1. Any of the family Microdesmidae of small goby-like fish which often burrow in estuarine mud.

Origin

From worm + fish.

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Translations

Finnish nuolikko
  • nuolikkoMicrodesmidae

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

fishworm
Cite this entry
APA

wormfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wormfish

MLA

“wormfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wormfish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wormfish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wormfish.

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