Bone-eating-snot-flower-worm Definition

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(biology) A worm-like creature, Osedax mucofloris, that feeds on the carcasses of minke whales in the North Sea.

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Singular:
bone-eating-snot-flower-worm
Plural:
bone-eating-snot-flower-worms

Origin of Bone-eating-snot-flower-worm

  • A slight misunderstanding of the taxonomic name Osedax mucofloris, which actually means "snot-flower bone-eater", with mucofloris modifying Osedax rather than the other way around.

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