sandworm
English
Etymology
sand + worm
Noun
sandworm (plural sandworms)
- (Britain) The lugworm, Arenicola marina.
- (US) The clam worm or ragworm, Alitta virens.
- Hookworm larvae, especially of Ancylostoma braziliense, which cause cutaneous larva migrans.
- The chigoe, a species of flea, Tunga penetrans.
Anagrams
- swordman, wordsman