beard worm

bɪrd wɜrm

Definition

Definition of beard worm - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

creature

TECH.

marine worm with beard-like tentacles, often in phylum Pogonophora

TECH.

The beard worm lives deep in the ocean.
Scientists discovered a new species of beard worm.
Beard worms are fascinating creatures of the deep sea.

pogonophoran

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Expressions with beard

playoff beard

beard grown by fans during playoffs

Fans showed support by growing playoff beards.

beard hair

hair that grows on the chin and cheeks of humans

He trimmed his beard hair to maintain a neat appearance..

beard itch

itchiness of the skin under a beard

He used a special oil to relieve his beard itch.

beard rash

rash on skin under the beard

He developed a beard rash after growing his beard.

beard-stroking

act of stroking a beard while thinking deeply

His beard-stroking during meetings is quite noticeable.

dragon's beard candy

traditional Chinese sweet with fine sugar strands

Dragon's beard candy is popular during Chinese New Year.

Expressions with worm

wiggle worm

child who is always moving energetically

My little brother is such a wiggle worm.

worm out

escape or free oneself from a duty

He tried to worm out of doing his chores.

worm through

move through a space by twisting and turning

The spy wormed through the ventilation ducts.

worm turns

circumstances change favoring a previously disadvantaged person

After years of mistreatment, the worm turns and he stands up.

the early bird catches the worm

exp.

being early leads to success or advantage

She always arrives early because the early bird catches the worm.

the early bird gets the worm

exp.

being early gives the best chance for success

The early bird gets the worm, so let's start now!

worm in the apple

hidden flaw in something good

The project seemed perfect, but there was a worm in the apple.

worm information out

get information by persistent questioning

She managed to worm information out of him about the surprise.

worm one's way

move slowly and twist through a tight space

He wormed his way through the crowd.

worm out of

avoid doing something by making excuses

He tried to worm out of his chores by pretending to be sick.

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French:ver barbu, ...
German:Bartwurm, ...
Italian:verme barba, ...
Spanish:gusano barbudo, ...
Portuguese:verme-barbudo, ...
Chinese:胡须虫, ...
Japanese:ヒゲムシ, ...
Arabic:دودَة لِحيَة, ...
Hebrew:תּוֹלַעַת זָקָן, ...
Russian:бородатый червь, ...
Ukrainian:морський бородатий черв'як, ...
Hindi:दाढ़ी वाला कीड़ा, ...
Bengali:দাড়িওয়ালা সামুদ্রিক কৃমি, ...
Catalan:cuc barba, ...
Czech:pogonofor, ...
Danish:skægorm, ...
Dutch:baardworm, ...
Greek:πογονόφορο, ...
Hungarian:szakállasféreg, ...
Khmer:ដង្កូវសមុទ្រដែលមានសរសៃប៉ះដូចពុកចង្កា, ...
Korean:수염벌레, ...
Persian:کرم ریش‌دار, ...
Polish:morszczuk brodacz, ...
Portuguese (BR):verme de barba, ...
Romanian:vierme cu tentacule în formă de barbă, ...
Swedish:skäggmask, ...
Thai:หนอนเครา, ...
Turkish:sakal solucanı, ...
Vietnamese:giun râu, ...

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