sandworm
nounEtymology From sand + worm.
1
UK A lugworm, of species Arenicola marina.
2
US A clam worm or ragworm, of species Alitta virens.
3
Hookworm larvae, especially of Ancylostoma braziliense, which cause cutaneous larva migrans.
4
A chigoe, a flea of species Tunga penetrans.