Definition of earthworm Earthworm

/ɚˈθwɚˌm/ - [erthwerm] - earth•worm

We found 6 definitions of earthworm from 5 different sources.

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What does earthworm mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: earthworms

earthworm - terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
  angleworm, fishworm, fishing worm, wiggler, nightwalker, nightcrawler, crawler, dew worm, red worm
  oligochaete, oligochaete worm hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body
  class oligochaeta, oligochaeta earthworms
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • earthworm (Noun)
    Death.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • earthworm (n.)
    Any worm of the genus Lumbricus and allied genera, found in damp soil. One of the largest and most abundant species in Europe and America is L. terrestris; many others are known; -- called also angleworm and dewworm.
  • earthworm (n.)
    A mean, sordid person; a niggard.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • earthworm
    Any of numerous oligochaete worms of the suborder Lumbricina which burrow in the soil and help aerate and break up the ground.

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