Definition of Sandworm

1. n. Any one of numerous species of annelids which burrow in the sand of the seashore.

Definition of Sandworm

1. Noun. (British) The lugworm. ¹

2. Noun. (American English) The clam worm or ragworm. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sandworm

1. a sand-dwelling worm [n -S]

Medical Definition of Sandworm

1. Any one of numerous species of annelids which burrow in the sand of the seashore. Any species of annelids of the genus Sabellaria. They construct firm tubes of agglutinated sand on rocks and shells, and are sometimes destructive to oysters. The chigoe, a species of flea. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sandworm

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sandwich compound
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sandworm (current term)
sandworm disease
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sandy
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sanely
saneness
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Literary usage of Sandworm

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Laboratory Manual of Zoölogy by Margaretta Burnet (1908)
"Look for five pairs of eyes and locate them. Locate and describe the mouth. Locate the anus. THE sandworm (NEREIS) (Optional) Compare with the earthworm ..."

2. Essentials of Biology Presented in Problems: By George William Hunter by George William Hunter (1911)
"The sandworm, used for bait along our eastern coast, is a segmented worm which ... The sandworm swims near the surface of the water, the body bending in ..."

3. Essentials of Biology Presented in Problems: By George William Hunter by George William Hunter (1911)
"The sandworm, used for bait along our eastern coast, is a segmented worm which ... The sandworm swims near the surface of the water, the body bending in ..."

4. Laboratory Directions in Principles of Animal Biology by Aaron Franklin Shull, George Roger Larue, Alexander Grant Ruthven, Peter Olaus Okkelberg (1919)
"Note also the sandworm Nereis. Compare in this respect with the ... Observe the sandworm, with the flattened projections at the sides of the body, ..."

5. A Textbook in General Zoology by Henry Richardson Linville, Henry Augustus Kelly (1906)
"The sandworm. One of the commonest of the animals living in the mud and sand at tide-level in protected bays and inlets of all the oceans is the sandworm, ..."

6. Elements of Biology: A Practical Text-book Correlating Botany, Zoology, and by George William Hunter (1907)
"The sandworm, used for bait along our eastern coast, is a segmented worm which ... The sandworm swims near the surface of the water, the body bending in ..."

7. A Laboratory Manual of Zoölogy by Margaretta Burnet (1908)
"Look for five pairs of eyes and locate them. Locate and describe the mouth. Locate the anus. THE sandworm (NEREIS) (Optional) Compare with the earthworm ..."

8. Essentials of Biology Presented in Problems: By George William Hunter by George William Hunter (1911)
"The sandworm, used for bait along our eastern coast, is a segmented worm which ... The sandworm swims near the surface of the water, the body bending in ..."

9. Essentials of Biology Presented in Problems: By George William Hunter by George William Hunter (1911)
"The sandworm, used for bait along our eastern coast, is a segmented worm which ... The sandworm swims near the surface of the water, the body bending in ..."

10. Laboratory Directions in Principles of Animal Biology by Aaron Franklin Shull, George Roger Larue, Alexander Grant Ruthven, Peter Olaus Okkelberg (1919)
"Note also the sandworm Nereis. Compare in this respect with the ... Observe the sandworm, with the flattened projections at the sides of the body, ..."

11. A Textbook in General Zoology by Henry Richardson Linville, Henry Augustus Kelly (1906)
"The sandworm. One of the commonest of the animals living in the mud and sand at tide-level in protected bays and inlets of all the oceans is the sandworm, ..."

12. Elements of Biology: A Practical Text-book Correlating Botany, Zoology, and by George William Hunter (1907)
"The sandworm, used for bait along our eastern coast, is a segmented worm which ... The sandworm swims near the surface of the water, the body bending in ..."

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