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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 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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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 giants came up, and the first pushed him with his foot, and said, 'What sort of an earthworm is that? 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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