ragwormn.

Brit.

/ˈraɡwəːm/, U.S.

/ˈræɡˌwərm/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, ragworms.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rag n.², worm n.

Etymology: < rag n.² + worm n., probably so called on account of the soft bristles along each side, which give the animal a ragged appearance.

Chiefly British.

Any predatory marine polychaete worm of the family Nereidae, esp. Nereis diversicolor, found in sand and under stones and frequently used as bait by fishermen.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Annelida > [noun] > class Chaetopoda > order Polychaeta > suborder Nereidiformia > member of family Nereidae

sea-forty-legs1750

Nereid1774

nereidean1835

palolo1847

sea-centipede1858

nereidian1860

ragworm1865

rag1881

1865 J. C. Wilcocks Sea-fisherman 99 The larger Rag Worms, are found by digging in stoney ground.

1894 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 426/2 One of the best known baits is a live rag-worm.

1906 Daily Chron. 6 Jan. 8/6 An enormous specimen of the king ragworm has been found by a bait-digger at Southend-on-Sea.

1967 Daily Tel. 21 Oct. 14/6 There were other ways of catching bass than with ragworm or sandeels.

1995 E. W. Knight-Jones et al. in P. J. Hayward & J. S. Ryland Handbk. Marine Fauna N.W. Europe vi. 208/1 Nineteen species of ragworm have been recorded on British coasts, in nine genera.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ragworm
释义	ragwormn. Brit. /ˈraɡwəːm/, U.S. /ˈræɡˌwərm/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, ragworms. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rag n.², worm n. Etymology: < rag n.² + worm n., probably so called on account of the soft bristles along each side, which give the animal a ragged appearance. Chiefly British. Any predatory marine polychaete worm of the family Nereidae, esp. Nereis diversicolor, found in sand and under stones and frequently used as bait by fishermen. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Annelida > [noun] > class Chaetopoda > order Polychaeta > suborder Nereidiformia > member of family Nereidae sea-forty-legs1750 Nereid1774 nereidean1835 palolo1847 sea-centipede1858 nereidian1860 ragworm1865 rag1881 1865 J. C. Wilcocks Sea-fisherman 99 The larger Rag Worms, are found by digging in stoney ground. 1894 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 426/2 One of the best known baits is a live rag-worm. 1906 Daily Chron. 6 Jan. 8/6 An enormous specimen of the king ragworm has been found by a bait-digger at Southend-on-Sea. 1967 Daily Tel. 21 Oct. 14/6 There were other ways of catching bass than with ragworm or sandeels. 1995 E. W. Knight-Jones et al. in P. J. Hayward & J. S. Ryland Handbk. Marine Fauna N.W. Europe vi. 208/1 Nineteen species of ragworm have been recorded on British coasts, in nine genera. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1865
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