| Pronunciation: | | 'urth`wurm
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| Matching Terms: | | earthwork
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers |
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| | Synonyms: | | angleworm, crawler, dew worm, fishing worm, fishworm, nightcrawler, nightwalker, red worm, wiggler |
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| | See Also: | | class Oligochaeta, Oligochaeta, oligochaete, oligochaete worm |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Earth"worm`\, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any worm of the genus {Lumbricus} and allied
genera, found in damp soil. One of the largest and most
abundant species in Europe and America is {L. terrestris};
many others are known; -- called also {angleworm} and
{dewworm}.
2. A mean, sordid person; a niggard. --Norris.
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