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Red worm   /rɛd wərm/   Listen
Red worm

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, earthworm, fishing worm, fishworm, nightcrawler, nightwalker, wiggler.






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"Red worm" Quotes from Famous Books



... endless multitudes of stilt-birds and waders which stand in long array within the wash of the water, or sweep in vast clouds above it. Ibises[1], storks[2], egrets, spoonbills[3], herons[4], and the smaller races of sand larks and plovers, are seen busily traversing the wet sand, in search of the red worm which burrows there, or peering with steady eye to watch the motions of the small fry and aquatic insects in the ripple ...
— Ceylon; an Account of the Island Physical, Historical, and • James Emerson Tennent



Words linked to "Red worm" :   fishing worm, class Oligochaeta, oligochaete worm, oligochaete, Oligochaeta



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