muckworm
/ˈmʌkwəːm/noun
1A person who is despicable, especially one who is intellectually or morally deficient; a lowly person. Now rare.
2A worm or grub that lives in manure; specifically the larva of a dung beetle. Now US.
Origin
Late 16th century (in an earlier sense). From muck + worm.
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