tubeworm

or tube worm

[ toob-wurm, tyoob- ]

nounZoology.
  1. any of various marine worms that produce and inhabit a tube, some being adapted to a hydrothermal vent environment.

Origin of tubeworm

1
First recorded in 1925–30; tube + worm

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British Dictionary definitions for tube worm

tube worm

noun
  1. any of various polychaete worms that construct and live in a tube made of sand, lime, etc

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