earthworm (redirected from Earthworms)

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.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

earthworm - 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

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earthworm noun

Related words
adjective lumbricoid

Translations

earthworm [ˈɜːθwɜːm] N → lombriz f

earthworm [ˈɜː^rθwɜː^rm] n → ver m de terre

earthworm [ˈɜːθˌwɜːm] n → lombrico

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earthworm [ˈɜːθˌwɜːm] n → lombrico