ハオリムシ

Meanings

vestimentiferan; tube worm (order Vestimentifera)

usually written using kana alone

A deep-sea tube worm; the Japanese name literally means 'haori worm' because the worm's plume resembles a haori coat. Used mainly in marine biology contexts.

ハオリムシは熱ねっ水すい噴ふん出しゅつ孔こうの周まわりに生せい息そくしている。
Vestimentiferan tube worms live around hydrothermal vents.
深しん海かい調ちょう査さで新しん種しゅのハオリムシが発はっ見けんされた。
A new species of vestimentiferan was discovered during the deep-sea survey.