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spoonworm

[ spoon-wurm ]

noun

  1. any of various unsegmented, burrowing marine worms of the phylum Echiura, of shallow waters worldwide, having a sausage-shaped body and a flattened head.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of spoonworm1

First recorded in 1835–45; spoon + worm

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