feather-duster worm

[ feth-er duhs-ter ]

/ ˈfɛð ər ˌdʌs tər /

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noun

any tube-dwelling polychaete worm of the families Sabellidae and Serpulidae, the numerous species having a crown of feathery tentacles used in feeding and respiration.

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Also called fan worm, feather worm.

Words nearby feather-duster worm

featherbedding, featherbone, featherbrain, feathercut, feather duster, feather-duster worm, feathered, featheredge, feather geranium, feather grass, featherhead

How to use feather-duster worm in a sentence

And then having done that why did it actually feather, when apparently no crew command was given.
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And the other is what is called a horsehair worm that overtakes the bodies of insects.
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People touched the yellow feather shroud, singing “Indian Red” as the transfer of the coffin to the vehicle was done.
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So, Grey Worm arms the slaves of Meereen, who outnumber the citizens three-to-one.
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Although everybody laughed at such a notion, the Worm-eating Warbler declared that he had a right to his own belief.
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It was no worm that Mrs. Robin had found, but Grandfather Mole's hairless tail sticking out of the ground.
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For Mrs. Robin had an end of a pinkish-white worm in her bill, on which she was tugging as hard as she could.
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When he was interviewed, fearsome in manner as he was, he sent the worm away packed with ideas and phrases.
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It also has an enemy, a small worm that forms in its body and gradually eats it up.
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