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fan worm
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noun
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Origin of fan worm
First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby fan worm
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British Dictionary definitions for fan worm
fan worm
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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