Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

penis worm

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: penis -worm
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the marine worms of the phylum Priapulida, with a phallic shape and a spiny proboscis.

Example Sentences

"Penis worms today use their hydrostatic skeletons to make burrows with a distinctive shape, and paleontologists have discovered similar shapes in rocks 542 million years old."

Etymology

From penis + worm.

Inflected Forms

penis worms (plural)

Synonyms

priapulid

Questions

What does penis worm mean?: Any of the marine worms of the phylum Priapulida, with a phallic shape and a spiny proboscis.
Where does penis worm come from?: From penis + worm.

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