Sand"worm` (?), n. (Zoöl.)
(a) Any one of numerous species of annelids which
burrow in the sand of the seashore. (b) Any
species of annelids of the genus Sabellaria. They construct
firm tubes of agglutinated sand on rocks and shells, and are sometimes
destructive to oysters. (c) The chigoe, a
species of flea.
Sand"worm` (?), n. (Zoöl.)
(a) Any one of numerous species of annelids which
burrow in the sand of the seashore. (b) Any
species of annelids of the genus Sabellaria. They construct
firm tubes of agglutinated sand on rocks and shells, and are sometimes
destructive to oysters. (c) The chigoe, a
species of flea.