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sandworm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
sand-worm
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lugworm, of species Arenicola marina.

British usage

noun

A clam worm or ragworm, of species Alitta virens.

American usage

noun

Hookworm larvae, especially of Ancylostoma braziliense, which cause cutaneous larva migrans.

noun

A chigoe, a flea of species Tunga penetrans.

Etymology

From sand + worm.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sandworms (plural)

Questions

What does sandworm mean?
A lugworm, of species Arenicola marina.
Where does sandworm come from?
From sand + worm.

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