angleworm

an·gle·worm

A0303100 (ăng′gəl-wûrm′)n. A worm, such as an earthworm, that is used as bait in fishing.

angleworm

(ˈæŋɡəlˌwɜːm) n (Angling) an earthworm used as bait by anglers

an•gle•worm

(ˈæŋ gəlˌwɜrm)

n. an earthworm, as used for bait in angling. [1825–35, Amer.]

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angleworm - terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglersdew worm, earthworm, fishing worm, fishworm, nightcrawler, nightwalker, red worm, wiggler, crawlerclass Oligochaeta, Oligochaeta - earthwormsoligochaete, oligochaete worm - hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body