fan worm

American

noun

feather-duster worm.

fan worm British

noun

any tube-dwelling polychaete worm of the family Sabellidae , having long tentacles that spread into a fan when the worm emerges from its tube

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Etymology

Origin of fan worm

First recorded in 1850–55

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