sandworm

Plural: sandworms

Noun

• A type of worm that lives in sand or mud.
• A lugworm, of species Arenicola marina.
• 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.

Examples

• Finding SANDWORM as a seven-letter word felt like unearthing a rare creature on the Scrabble board.