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ragworm

n. A polychaete worm in the genus ''Nereis'' or the family ''(taxlink Nereididae family noshow=1)'', often used as bait in fishing.

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The nuptial dance of the ragworm on the surface of the ocean, the selfless paternity of the butterfish, entranced him as much now as it had done when he first beheld it fifteen years ago, but there were problems, not least of them the new Vice Chancellor who had made it clear that it was publications that counted, not teaching.