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[syn: earthworm, angleworm, fishworm, fishing worm, wiggler, nightwalker, nightcrawler, crawler, dew worm, red worm]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Earthworm \Earth"worm`\, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) 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.
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2. A mean, sordid person; a niggard. --Norris.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
earthworm
n 1: terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil;
often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait
by anglers [syn: earthworm, angleworm, fishworm,
fishing worm, wiggler, nightwalker, nightcrawler,
crawler, dew worm, red worm]