"feather duster worm" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: feather duster worms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=feather duster worm}} feather duster worm (plural feather duster worms)
  1. Any of the Sabellidae, a family of sedentary marine polychaete tube worms with the head mostly concealed by feathery branchiae.
    Sense id: en-feather_duster_worm-en-noun-YNPJv9jN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Annelids

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