earthworm
(ɜːʳθwɜːʳm)
Word forms: plural earthworms
countable noun
An earthworm is a kind of worm which lives in the ground.
earthworm in British English
(ˈɜːθˌwɜːm)
noun
any of numerous oligochaete worms of the genera Lumbricus, Allolobophora, Eisenia, etc, which burrow in the soil and help aerate and break up the ground
▶ Related adjective: lumbricoidearthworm in American English
(ˈɜrθˌwɜrm)
noun
any of a number of oligochaetous worms that burrow in the soil, esp. any of a genus(Lumbricus) very important in aerating and fertilizing the soil
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Examples of 'earthworm' in a sentenceearthworm
Word lists withearthworm
Types of invertebraterelated words
related adjective lumbricoid
Nearby words ofearthworm
- earthly
- earthquake
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- ease
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Synonyms of 'earthworm'
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