belly-worm

  • 1Belly worm — Belly Bel ly (b[e^]l l[y^]), n.; pl. {Bellies} ( l[i^]z). [OE. bali, bely, AS. belg, b[ae]lg, b[ae]lig, bag, bellows, belly; akin to Icel. belgr bag, bellows, Sw. b[ a]lg, Dan. b[ae]lg, D. & G. balg, cf. W. bol the paunch or belly, dim. boly, Ir …

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  • 2Belly — Bel ly (b[e^]l l[y^]), n.; pl. {Bellies} ( l[i^]z). [OE. bali, bely, AS. belg, b[ae]lg, b[ae]lig, bag, bellows, belly; akin to Icel. belgr bag, bellows, Sw. b[ a]lg, Dan. b[ae]lg, D. & G. balg, cf. W. bol the paunch or belly, dim. boly, Ir. bolg …

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  • 3Belly doublet — Belly Bel ly (b[e^]l l[y^]), n.; pl. {Bellies} ( l[i^]z). [OE. bali, bely, AS. belg, b[ae]lg, b[ae]lig, bag, bellows, belly; akin to Icel. belgr bag, bellows, Sw. b[ a]lg, Dan. b[ae]lg, D. & G. balg, cf. W. bol the paunch or belly, dim. boly, Ir …

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  • 4Belly fretting — Belly Bel ly (b[e^]l l[y^]), n.; pl. {Bellies} ( l[i^]z). [OE. bali, bely, AS. belg, b[ae]lg, b[ae]lig, bag, bellows, belly; akin to Icel. belgr bag, bellows, Sw. b[ a]lg, Dan. b[ae]lg, D. & G. balg, cf. W. bol the paunch or belly, dim. boly, Ir …

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  • 5Belly timber — Belly Bel ly (b[e^]l l[y^]), n.; pl. {Bellies} ( l[i^]z). [OE. bali, bely, AS. belg, b[ae]lg, b[ae]lig, bag, bellows, belly; akin to Icel. belgr bag, bellows, Sw. b[ a]lg, Dan. b[ae]lg, D. & G. balg, cf. W. bol the paunch or belly, dim. boly, Ir …

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  • 6worm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. earthworm, angleworm; maggot, larva, grub, caterpillar; insect; crawler, nightcrawler; flatworm, platyhelminth, tapeworm, cestode, nematode, round worm, ascarid, pinworm, annelid; wretch; screw,… …

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  • 7worm snake — 1. any of several small, wormlike snakes, esp. Carphophis amoenus, of the eastern and central U.S. 2. See blind snake. [1880 85, Amer.] * * * ▪ reptile  any of various harmless burrowing snakes of wormlike appearance. This name is often given to… …

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  • 8Velvet worm — Taxobox name = Onychophora fossil range = Cambrian – Recent image width = 250px image caption = Velvet worm regnum = Animalia phylum = Onychophora phylum authority = Grube, 1853 subdivision ranks = Extant families subdivision = Peripatidae… …

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  • 9Bellies — Belly Bel ly (b[e^]l l[y^]), n.; pl. {Bellies} ( l[i^]z). [OE. bali, bely, AS. belg, b[ae]lg, b[ae]lig, bag, bellows, belly; akin to Icel. belgr bag, bellows, Sw. b[ a]lg, Dan. b[ae]lg, D. & G. balg, cf. W. bol the paunch or belly, dim. boly, Ir …

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  • 10crawl — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. creep, lag, drag; cringe, fawn, cower, grovel. See servility, slowness, lowness. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To move like an insect] Syn. creep, worm along, wriggle, squirm, slither, move on hands and… …

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