sea mouse
noun
: any of various large broad marine polychaete worms (especially genus Aphrodite) covered with hairlike setae
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The sea mouse who helps whales find their way by parting the brows above their eyes.
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Tishani Doshi, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2021
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Tishani Doshi, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2021
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“Sea mouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20mouse. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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