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tubeworm

or tube worm

[ toob-wurm, tyoob- ]

noun

, Zoology.
  1. any of various marine worms that produce and inhabit a tube, some being adapted to a hydrothermal vent environment.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tubeworm1

First recorded in 1925–30; tube + worm

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