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Earthworm   /ˈərθwˌərm/   Listen
Earthworm

noun
1.
Terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers.  Synonyms: angleworm, crawler, dew worm, fishing worm, fishworm, nightcrawler, nightwalker, red worm, wiggler.





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"Earthworm" Quotes from Famous Books



... him, nor govern him, nor persuade him, nor convince him. He has his own positive opinion on all matters; not an unwise one, usually, for his own ends; and will ask no advice of yours. He has no work to do—no tyrannical instinct to obey. The earthworm has his digging; the bee her gathering and building; the spider her cunning network; the ant her treasury and accounts. All these are comparatively slaves, or ...
— The Evolution of Expression Vol. I • Charles Wesley Emerson


Words linked to "Earthworm" :   Oligochaeta, oligochaete, oligochaete worm, class Oligochaeta


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