penis worm
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editpenis worm (plural penis worms)
- Any of the marine worms of the phylum Priapulida, with a phallic shape and a spiny proboscis.
- Synonym: priapulid
- 2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 30:
- Penis worms today use their hydrostatic skeletons to make burrows with a distinctive shape, and paleontologists have discovered similar shapes in rocks 542 million years old.
Translations
editmarine worm of the phylum Priapulida
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Further reading
edit- Priapulida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Priapulida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Priapulida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons