ragworm

British

/ ˈræɡˌwɜːm /

noun

US name: clamworm. any polychaete worm of the genus Nereis , living chiefly in burrows in sand or mud and having a flattened body with a row of fleshy parapodia along each side

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Following their successful collection, the team used the specimens to conduct anatomical analysis and to study the worm's DNA to establish its evolutionary relationships within the ragworm family.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024

Many species of ragworm also have two distinct life stages: atoke and epitoke.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024

Smelts are best fished for with tiny hooks tied on fine gut and baited with fragments of shrimp, ragworm, and other delicacies.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various

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