cylindrical worm

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• Worm-shaped — a. Shaped like a worm; ?hick and almost cylindrical, but variously curved or bent; as, a worm shaped root. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• worm — wormer, n. wormlike, wormish, adj. /werrm/, n. 1. Zool. any of numerous long, slender, soft bodied, legless, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrates, including the flatworms, roundworms, acanthocephalans, nemerteans, gordiaceans, and annelids. 2.… …   Universalium

• Worm — A worm is a common name given to a diverse group of invertebrate animals that have a long, soft body and no legs. There are hundreds of thousands of species of worms, 2,700 of these are earthworms. Animals which are commonly called worms include… …   Wikipedia

• worm cast — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a cylindrical mass of earth voided by an earthworm 2. : the fossil trail of a worm * * * (also worm casting) n. a convoluted mass of soil, mud, or sand thrown up by an earthworm or lugworm on the surface after passing through …   Useful english dictionary

• worm — Screw Screw (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [ e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Worm, parcel and serve — To worm, parcel and serve a line is to apply a multi layered protection against chafe and deterioration. It is a technique not usually used on modern small boats, but is found extensively on traditionally rigged sailing ships. Worming, parcelling …   Wikipedia

• worm-shaped — adjective resembling a worm; long and thin and cylindrical • Syn: ↑vermiform • Similar to: ↑formed …   Useful english dictionary

• Velvet worm — Taxobox name = Onychophora fossil range = Cambrian – Recent image width = 250px image caption = Velvet worm regnum = Animalia phylum = Onychophora phylum authority = Grube, 1853 subdivision ranks = Extant families subdivision = Peripatidae… …   Wikipedia

• Acorn worm — Taxobox name = Enteropneusta regnum = Animalia phylum = Hemichordata classis = Enteropneusta subdivision ranks = Families subdivision = Harrimaniidae Protoglossidae Ptychoderidae Saxipendiidae Spengelidae Torquaratoridae The Acorn worms or… …   Wikipedia

• annelid worm — noun worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally • Syn: ↑annelid, ↑segmented worm • Derivationally related forms: ↑annelid (for: ↑annelid) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• segmented worm — noun worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally • Syn: ↑annelid, ↑annelid worm • Derivationally related forms: ↑annelid (for: ↑annelid) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary