Associations to the word «Earthworm»

Wiktionary

EARTHWORM, noun. A worm that lives in the ground.
EARTHWORM, noun. A worm of the Lumbricidae family, or, more generally, of the Lumbricina suborder.
EARTHWORM, noun. (figurative) A contemptible person.
EARTHWORM, noun. (figurative) Death.

Dictionary definition

EARTHWORM, noun. Terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers.

Wise words

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