sea mouse
noun
any of several large, marine annelids of the genus Aphrodite and related genera, having a covering of long, fine, hairlike setae.
Origin of sea mouse
First recorded in 1510–20
Words nearby sea mouse
sea mew,
sea mile,
sea milkwort,
sea mist,
sea moss,
sea mouse,
sea nettle,
sea oats,
sea of tranquillity,
sea onion,
sea otter
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British Dictionary definitions for sea mouse
sea mouse
noun
any of several large polychaete worms of the genus Aphrodite and related genera, having a broad flattened body covered dorsally with a dense mat of iridescent hairlike chaetae
Word Origin for sea mouse
C16: so called because of its appearance