sea mouse

noun

1. any of several large, marine annelids of the genus Aphrodite and related genera, having a covering of long, fine, hairlike setae.

sea mouse

noun

1. any of several large polychaete worms of the genus Aphrodite and related genera, having a broad flattened body covered dorsally with a dense mat of iridescent hairlike chaetae

Word History and Origins

Origin of sea mouse¹

First recorded in 1510–20

Word History and Origins

Origin of sea mouse¹

C16: so called because of its appearance

Example Sentences

A is the Sea-Mouse, a bristly creature so named by some very imaginative person.

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The whale should make friends with the sea-mouse, who will serve as a guide so that the monster will never go astray.

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Looking far more like a hairy slug than a worm, the sea-mouse also belongs to the class of the annelids.

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The sea-mouse was a sausage with iridescent fur: very peculiar.

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This polychte, sometimes called the sea-mouse, is one of the most beautiful of worms.

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