sea mouse

/si maʊs/
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Definitions of sea mouse
  1. noun
    any of several large worms having a broad flattened body with a mat of coarse hairs covering the back
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    type of:
    polychaete, polychaete worm, polychete, polychete worm
    chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles
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