sandworm

English

Etymology

From sand +‎ worm.

Noun

sandworm (plural sandworms)

  1. (British) A lugworm, of species Arenicola marina.
  2. (US) A clam worm or ragworm, of species Alitta virens.
  3. Hookworm larvae, especially of Ancylostoma braziliense, which cause cutaneous larva migrans.
  4. A chigoe, a flea of species Tunga penetrans.

Anagrams

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.