mason worm
/M EY1 S AH0 N W ER0 M/noun
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Thelepus setosus (synonym: Thelepus spectabilis), a worm that builds a protective tube or case in the tidal zone to which fragments of shell and sand are attached.
- 2
A related worm, Pectinaria gouldii
- 3
Alternative form of sand mason worm. [Lanice conchilega, a burrowing marine polychaete worm.]
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