PEANUT WORM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Small unsegmented marine worm that when disturbed retracts its anterior portion into the body giving the appearance of a peanut

Synonyms:

peanut worm; sipunculid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("peanut worm" is a kind of...):

invertebrate (any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification)

Holonyms ("peanut worm" is a member of...):

phylum Sipuncula; Sipuncula (peanut worms)

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