peanut worm

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noun

any small, unsegmented, marine worm of the phylum Sipuncula, that when disturbed retracts its anterior portion into the body, giving the appearance of a peanut seed.

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Also called sipunculid.

Words nearby peanut worm

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How to use peanut worm in a sentence

Instead of making cotton oil, farmers could make peanut oil.
Growth Stocks|The Daily Beast|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A famous 1916 publication proclaimed: “How to Grow the Peanut and 105 Ways of Preparing it For Human Consumption.”
Growth Stocks|The Daily Beast|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The following year, he testified before Congress about the U.S. peanut industry.
Growth Stocks|The Daily Beast|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The sleek, peanut-shell sized device slips on near the collarbone.
Lumo Lift Vibrates You Into Better Posture|Gregory Ferenstein|August 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Me: “Hmmm … do you have any more of those peanut butter cookies?”
Horror Stories From the Book Tour Life|Lesley Kagen|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Although everybody laughed at such a notion, the Worm-eating Warbler declared that he had a right to his own belief.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
It was no worm that Mrs. Robin had found, but Grandfather Mole's hairless tail sticking out of the ground.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
For Mrs. Robin had an end of a pinkish-white worm in her bill, on which she was tugging as hard as she could.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
When he was interviewed, fearsome in manner as he was, he sent the worm away packed with ideas and phrases.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
It also has an enemy, a small worm that forms in its body and gradually eats it up.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade