lugworm
nounEtymology From lug (“anything that moves slowly”) + worm.
› Any of several species of large marine…
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especially the northern lugworm (Arenicola marina), whose coiled castings can often be seen on beaches at low tide.
- The lugworms were shorter and lighter, with hispid gills and mucus-coloured tails.2022, Sara Baume, Seven Steeples, Tramp Press, page 100:
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black lugworm (Arenicola defodiens).