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earthworm

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earth·worm  (ûrthwûrm)
n.
Any of various terrestrial annelid worms of the class Oligochaeta, especially those of the family Lumbricidae, that burrow into and help aerate and enrich soil.
earthworm [ˈɜːθˌwɜːm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of numerous oligochaete worms of the genera Lumbricus, Allolobophora, Eisenia, etc., which burrow in the soil and help aerate and break up the ground Related adj lumbricoid
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Noun1.earthwormearthworm - terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
dew worm, fishing worm, fishworm, nightcrawler, nightwalker, red worm, angleworm, crawler, wiggler
class Oligochaeta, Oligochaeta - earthworms
oligochaete, oligochaete worm - hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body
earthworm noun
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adjective lumbricoid
Translations
earthworm [ˈɜːθwɜːm] N → lombriz f
earthworm [ˈɜːrθwɜːrm] n → ver m de terre
earthworm [ˈɜːθˌwɜːm] n → lombrico
earthworm [ˈɜːθˌwɜːm] n → lombrico


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I did my Biology at University College,--getting out the ovary of the earthworm and the radula of the snail, and all that.
The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context
The giants came up, and the first pushed him with his foot, and said, 'What sort of an earthworm is that?
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No lower estimate could have vindicated the indefatigable zeal with which she scratched, and her unscrupulousness in digging up the choicest flower or vegetable, for the sake of the fat earthworm at its root.
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