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sea mouse
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sea mouse
n.
Any of various large marine polychete worms of the genus Aphrodite, especially A. aculeata, having a flattened elliptic body with overlapping scales covered by long hairs.
sea mouse
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of several large polychaete worms of the genus Aphrodite and related genera, having a broad flattened body covered dorsally with a dense mat of iridescent hairlike chaetae
[so called because of its appearance]
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Noun1.sea mousesea mouse - any of several large worms having a broad flattened body with a mat of coarse hairs covering the back
polychaete, polychaete worm, polychete, polychete worm - chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles


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