tubeworm

See also: tube worm

English

Alternative forms

• tube worm

Etymology

From tube +‎ worm.

Noun

tubeworm (plural tubeworms)

1. Any of many marine polychaete worms, mostly of the family Serpulidae, which construct permanent calcareous tubes on rocks, ship bottoms etc.

Derived terms

• spiny tubeworm

 

Translations

marine polychaete worm

• Finnish: putkimato
• Maori: toke pā (specificallyPomatoceros caeruleus)