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acorn worm

noun

Definition of acorn worm

: any of a class (Enteropneusta) of burrowing wormlike marine animals having an acorn-shaped proboscis and classified with the hemichordates

First Known Use of acorn worm

circa 1889, in the meaning defined above

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