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单词 horseshoe worm
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Definition of horseshoe worm in English:

horseshoe worm

noun
  • A wormlike tube-dwelling marine animal with a horseshoe-shaped ring of ciliated tentacles (lophophore) around the mouth, extended for filter-feeding.

    帚虫

    Phylum Phoronida

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The fauna of these sea caves includes a range of mollusc species such as limpets Patella spp. and the horseshoe worm Phoronis hippocrepia.
    • Phoronida is a small phylum consisting of approx 15 species of worm-like creatures commonly known as phoronids or horseshoe worms.
    • I have no picture of an adult horseshoe worm but I particularly like its umbrella shaped larvae.
    • Feather duster worms, fan worms, Christmas tree worms and horseshoe worms are everywhere.
    • However, phoronids - or ‘horseshoe worms,’ as they are sometimes called - may be abundant in shallow marine sediments at certain localities.

Definition of horseshoe worm in US English:

horseshoe worm

noun
  • A wormlike tube-dwelling marine animal with a horseshoe-shaped ring of ciliated tentacles (lophophore) around the mouth, extended for filter-feeding.

    帚虫

    Phylum Phoronida

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I have no picture of an adult horseshoe worm but I particularly like its umbrella shaped larvae.
    • The fauna of these sea caves includes a range of mollusc species such as limpets Patella spp. and the horseshoe worm Phoronis hippocrepia.
    • Phoronida is a small phylum consisting of approx 15 species of worm-like creatures commonly known as phoronids or horseshoe worms.
    • However, phoronids - or ‘horseshoe worms,’ as they are sometimes called - may be abundant in shallow marine sediments at certain localities.
    • Feather duster worms, fan worms, Christmas tree worms and horseshoe worms are everywhere.
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