Sandworm

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sandworm \Sand"worm`\, n. (Zool.)
     (a) Any one of numerous species of annelids which burrow in
         the sand of the seashore.
     (b) Any species of annelids of the genus {Sabellaria}. They
         construct firm tubes of agglutinated sand on rocks and
         shells, and are sometimes destructive to oysters.


     (c) The chigoe, a species of flea.
         [1913 Webster]