bone-eating snot flower worm

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /bəʊn iːtɪŋ ˈsnɒt flaʊə wɜːm/ (US) IPA(key): /boʊn itɪŋ ˈsnɑt flaʊɚ wɝm/ === Noun === bone-eating snot flower worm (plural bone-eating snot flower worms) A worm-like creature, Osedax mucofloris, that feeds on the carcasses of minke whales in the North Sea. Synonym: (ellipsis) bone-eating snot flower ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Osedax mucofloris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Osedax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Osedax on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons