sandworm

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He becomes a human-sandworm hybrid, cursed to live peerless and lonely for millenia as he executed his plan for humanity's preservation (the "Golden Path"), hated by all as a tyrant and monster all the while.

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  1. noun Any of various segmented worms, especially of the genera Nereis and Arenicola, generally inhabiting coastal mud or sand and often used as fishing bait.

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  • This cameloid looks like what I imagine a sandworm might. tee hee. —  סטארטר
  • Llama looks kind of freaky ... maybe he's a sandworm outcast. —  סטארטר
  • He becomes a human-sandworm hybrid, cursed to live peerless and lonely for millenia as he executed his plan for humanity's preservation (the "Golden Path"), hated by all as a tyrant and monster all the while. —  Anime Nano!
  • Vooper Werribee, counts 130 members who enjoy roleplay in the sands of an Arrakis based in Second Life, taking on the personae of sandworm-riding Fremen, Harkonnen-hating Atreides, and so on. —  World of SL
  • Could never resist funny food names, and today it was as hot as Arrakis in the daytime with a sandworm on your tail. —  JessicarulestheUniverse
 

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/ˈsændwərm/
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