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fan worm

noun
  1. feather-duster worm.
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Origin of fan worm

First recorded in 1850–55
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British Dictionary definitions for fan worm

fan worm

noun
  1. 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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