penis worm

English

a penis worm Priapulus caudatus

Etymology

penis +‎ worm

Noun

penis worm (plural penis worms)

1. Any of the marine worms of the phylum Priapulida, with a phallic shape and a spiny proboscis.

   Synonym: priapulid

   • 2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 30:

     Penis worms today use their hydrostatic skeletons to make burrows with a distinctive shape, and paleontologists have discovered similar shapes in rocks 542 million years old.

Translations

marine worm of the phylum Priapulida

• Finnish: makkaramato
• German: Priapswurm m
• Swedish: snabelsäckmask (sv) c

Further reading

• Priapulida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Priapulida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Priapulida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons