LUGWORM

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Meaning:

Marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait

Synonyms:

lobworm; lug; lugworm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("lugworm" is a kind of...):

polychaete; polychaete worm; polychete; polychete worm (chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles)

Holonyms ("lugworm" is a member of...):

class Polychaeta; Polychaeta (marine annelid worms)