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noun
A marine polychaete worm (genus Aphrodita) with the body covered in a dense mat of setae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The dunlin.
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noun
any of several large worms having a broad flattened body with a mat of coarse hairs covering the back
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: polychaete, polychete, polychaete worm, polychete worm
History
Perhaps because it resembles a bedraggled mouse when washed up on shore.
Across languages
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