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Definition of Tubeworm
1. n. Any annelid which constructs a tube; one of the Tubicolæ.
Definition of Tubeworm
1. Noun. (biology) Any of many marine polychaete worms, mostly of the family ''Serpulidae'', which construct permanent calcareous tubes on rocks, ship bottoms etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tubeworm
1. a marine worm that builds and lives in a tube [n -S]
Medical Definition of Tubeworm
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Tubeworm
Literary usage of Tubeworm
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Growth in Japan's Horticultural Trade With Developing Countries: An Economic by Masayoshi Honma (1991)
"Although Japan failed to stop entry of fall webworm, potato tubeworm, and rice-water
weevil, the entry of more harmful pests and diseases, such as fruit ..."
2. Habitats by Jo Ellen Moore (1998)
"... sea star, seahorse t-turban snail, tubeworm, triggerfish, tuna u-urchin, urn
sponge, unicornfish v-viperfish, vase sponge, velvet fish w-white shark, ..."