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sandworm

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sand·worm  (sndwûrm)
n.
Any of various segmented worms, especially of the genera Nereis and Arenicola, generally inhabiting coastal mud or sand and often used as fishing bait.

sandworm [ˈsændˌwɜːm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various polychaete worms that live in burrows on sandy shores, esp the lugworm
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