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Meaning of EARTHWORM

Pronunciation:  'urth`wurm

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 Definition: [n]  terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
 
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 Synonyms: angleworm, crawler, dew worm, fishing worm, fishworm, nightcrawler, nightwalker, red worm, wiggler
 
 See Also: class Oligochaeta, Oligochaeta, oligochaete, oligochaete worm

 

 

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Earth"worm`\, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any worm of the genus {Lumbricus} and allied
   genera, found in damp soil. One of the largest and most
   abundant species in Europe and America is {L. terrestris};
   many others are known; -- called also {angleworm} and
   {dewworm}.
2. A mean, sordid person; a niggard. --Norris.
 
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