penis worm

English

Etymology

penis +‎ worm

Noun

penis 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

marine worm of the phylum Priapulida

Finnish: makkaramato
German: Priapswurm m
Swedish: snabelsäckmask (sv) c

Further reading

Priapulida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Priapulida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Priapulida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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