English Explanatory Dictionary

giant tube worm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Riftia pachyptila, a large marine worm found around the floor of the Pacific Ocean near geothermal vents.
  2. Kuphus polythalamia, a shipworm, that feeds on submerged wood and is the longest extant mollusc.

Word forms

giant tube worm giant tube worms
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