angleworm

an·gle·worm

 (ăng′gəl-wûrm′)

n.

A worm, such as an earthworm, that is used as bait in fishing.

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angleworm

(ˈæŋɡəlˌwɜːm)

n

(Angling) an earthworm used as bait by anglers

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an•gle•worm

(ˈæŋ gəlˌwɜrm)

n.

an earthworm, as used for bait in angling.

[1825–35, Amer.]

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Noun

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angleworm - 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, earthworm, fishing worm, fishworm, nightcrawler, nightwalker, red worm, wiggler, crawler 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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