sandworm
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editsandworm (plural sandworms)
- (British) A lugworm, of species Arenicola marina.
- (US) A clam worm or ragworm, of species Alitta virens.
- Hookworm larvae, especially of Ancylostoma braziliense, which cause cutaneous larva migrans.
- A chigoe, a flea of species Tunga penetrans.