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nereis
(redirected from Rag Worm)

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ne·re·is  (nîr-s)
n. pl. ne·re·i·des (n-r-dz)
See clamworm.

[Latin Nrïs, Nereid; see Nereid.]

nereis [ˈnɪərɪɪs]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any polychaete worm of the genus Nereis See ragworm
[from Latin; see Nereid1]


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CAPTION(S): FIRM BOUGHT Workers at Seabait which is based at Lynemouth near Ashington, pack a load of rag worms .
Both lugworm and rag worm can be dug at low tide and will keep for a couple of days wrapped in damp newspaper.
The Beacons, Cresswell, the bottom of the cliffs at Newbiggin and the Church Point have given up codling and flounders to llb, mainly on mackerel strip and rag worm.
 
 
 
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