Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A worm that lives in the mud, as a lugworm; specifically, one of the Limicolæ.
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Examples
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However, we cannot yet assemble such molecules to produce a living organism as simple as a mud-worm.
The Abode of Life Lee Correy 1990
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However, we cannot yet assemble such molecules to produce a living organism as simple as a mud-worm.
The Abode of Life Lee Correy 1990
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However, we cannot yet assemble such molecules to produce a living organism as simple as a mud-worm.
The Abode of Life Lee Correy 1990
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And when, knowing what I knew, I saw such a mud-worm as you presume to rise in this house against this noble soul, the wonder is, 'added John Harmon through his clenched teeth, and with a very ugly turn indeed on Wegg's cravat,' that I didn't try to twist your head off, and fling THAT out of window!
Our Mutual Friend Charles Dickens 1841
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And when, knowing what I knew, I saw such a mud-worm as you presume to rise in this house against this noble soul, the wonder is,’ added John Harmon through his clenched teeth, and with a very ugly turn indeed on Wegg’s cravat, ‘that I didn’t try to twist your head off, and fling THAT out of window!
Our Mutual Friend 2004
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