bloodworm

blood·worm  (bldwûrm)

n.

1. Any of various red, segmented marine worms of the genera Polycirrus and Enoplobranchus that have bright red bodies and are often used for bait.

2. The freshwater larvae of certain midges that are red as a result of the high hemoglobin content of their blood.

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bloodworm [ˈblʌdˌwɜːm]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the red wormlike aquatic larva of the midge, Chironomus plumosus, which lives at the bottom of stagnant pools and ditches

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a freshwater oligochaete tubifex worm

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) any of several small reddish worms used as angling bait

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

bloodworm - a segmented marine worm with bright red body; often used for bait polychaete, polychaete worm, polychete, polychete worm - chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles genus Polycirrus, Polycirrus - genus of soft-bodied polychete marine worms