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EARTHWORM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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; earthworm; fishing worm; fishworm; nightcrawler; nightwalker; red worm; wiggler
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("earthworm" is a kind of...):
oligochaete; oligochaete worm (hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body)
Holonyms ("earthworm" is a member of...):
class Oligochaeta; Oligochaeta (earthworms)
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