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Meaning of feather duster worm | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Any of the Sabellidae, a family of sedentary marine polychaete tube worms with the head mostly concealed by feathery branchiae.

Examples

“In addition, some tube dwelling species have⟳ dramatically modified segments used for water pumping or burrowing, and the filter-feeding feather duster worms produce⟳ fantastic flower-like crowns of feathery appendages.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

feather edge feather edger feather grass feather in one's cap feather merchant feather one's nest

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