Arenicola

noun

Ar·​e·​nic·​o·​la

ˌarəˈnikələ

: a genus of stout-bodied burrowing polychaete worms comprising the lugworms

arenicolid

-ələ̇d

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin hareni-, areni- (from harena, arena sand) + -cola inhabitant

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