earthworm

[ urth-wurm ]

/ ˈɜrθˌwɜrm /

noun

any one of numerous annelid worms that burrow in soil and feed on soil nutrients and decaying organic matter.

Archaic. a mean or groveling person.

Origin of earthworm

First recorded in 1400–50, earthworm is from the late Middle English word ertheworm.See earth, worm

regional variation note for earthworm

The earthworm, a commonly used bait for angling, is also called an angleworm in the Northern U.S. and a fishworm in the Northern and Midland U.S. and in New England. It is called a fishing worm in parts of the Midland and Southern U.S., and a wiggler in the Southern U.S.
Because the worm often comes to the surface of the earth when the ground is cool or wet, it is also called a nightwalker in New England, a nightcrawler, chiefly in the Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S., and a dew worm, chiefly in the Inland North and Canada. It is also called a red worm in the North Central, South Midland, and Southern U.S.

Words nearby earthworm

earthwards, earth wave, earth wax, earthwoman, earthwork, earthworm, earthy, ear to the ground, have one's, ear trumpet, ear tuft, earwax

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Example sentences from the Web for earthworm

Rossellini enthusiastically acts out various sex acts while costumed as an earthworm, a spider, a bee, and other invertebrates.
Isabella Does Bug Porn|Will Doig|October 31, 2008|DAILY BEAST
The earthworm fauna is again quite without Geoscolecidae and of course Lumbricidae.
Earthworms and their Allies|Frank E. Beddard
War was war in those days, not like this earthworm war that has replaced it.
War Letters of a Public-School Boy|Paul Jones.
And then reflect upon the motor-scorcher and the earthworm and the blow-fly.
The Vanishing Man|R. Austin Freeman

She usually takes for her dwelling the tunnel of some Earthworm opening off a claybank.
Insect Adventures|J. Henri Fabre
I did my Biology at University College,—getting out the ovary of the earthworm and the radula of the snail, and all that.
The Island of Doctor Moreau|H. G. Wells

British Dictionary definitions for earthworm

earthworm

/ (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 groundRelated adjective: lumbricoid

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单词	earthworm
释义	earthworm [ urth-wurm ] / ˈɜrθˌwɜrm / noun any one of numerous annelid worms that burrow in soil and feed on soil nutrients and decaying organic matter. Archaic. a mean or groveling person. Origin of earthworm First recorded in 1400–50, earthworm is from the late Middle English word ertheworm.See earth, worm regional variation note for earthworm The earthworm, a commonly used bait for angling, is also called an angleworm in the Northern U.S. and a fishworm in the Northern and Midland U.S. and in New England. It is called a fishing worm in parts of the Midland and Southern U.S., and a wiggler in the Southern U.S. Because the worm often comes to the surface of the earth when the ground is cool or wet, it is also called a nightwalker in New England, a nightcrawler, chiefly in the Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S., and a dew worm, chiefly in the Inland North and Canada. It is also called a red worm in the North Central, South Midland, and Southern U.S. Words nearby earthworm earthwards, earth wave, earth wax, earthwoman, earthwork, earthworm, earthy, ear to the ground, have one's, ear trumpet, ear tuft, earwax Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for earthworm Rossellini enthusiastically acts out various sex acts while costumed as an earthworm, a spider, a bee, and other invertebrates. Isabella Does Bug Porn\|Will Doig\|October 31, 2008\|DAILY BEAST The earthworm fauna is again quite without Geoscolecidae and of course Lumbricidae. Earthworms and their Allies\|Frank E. Beddard War was war in those days, not like this earthworm war that has replaced it. War Letters of a Public-School Boy\|Paul Jones. And then reflect upon the motor-scorcher and the earthworm and the blow-fly. The Vanishing Man\|R. Austin Freeman She usually takes for her dwelling the tunnel of some Earthworm opening off a claybank. Insect Adventures\|J. Henri Fabre I did my Biology at University College,—getting out the ovary of the earthworm and the radula of the snail, and all that. The Island of Doctor Moreau\|H. G. Wells British Dictionary definitions for earthworm earthworm / (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 groundRelated adjective: lumbricoid Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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