dew-worm
1dew worm — n. NIGHT CRAWLER * * * …
2dew worm — n. NIGHT CRAWLER …
3dew worm — noun terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers • Syn: ↑earthworm, ↑angleworm, ↑fishworm, ↑fishing worm, ↑wiggler, ↑nightwalker, ↑nightcrawler, ↑ …
4dew-worm — /dooh werrm , dyooh /, n. Chiefly Inland North and Canadian. the common earthworm. Also, dew worm. [bef. 1000; OE deaw wyrm (not recorded in ME); see DEW, WORM] Regional Variation. See earthworm. * * * …
5dew-worm — /dooh werrm , dyooh /, n. Chiefly Inland North and Canadian. the common earthworm. Also, dew worm. [bef. 1000; OE deaw wyrm (not recorded in ME); see DEW, WORM] Regional Variation. See earthworm …
6dew-worm — n. Earth worm, lob worm (Lumbricus terrestris) …
7dew worm — noun Date: 1599 night crawler …
8dew worm — noun N. Amer. an earthworm, in particular one used as fishing bait. Origin OE deaw wyrm ringworm …
9oligochaete worm — noun hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body • Syn: ↑oligochaete • Hypernyms: ↑annelid, ↑annelid worm, ↑segmented worm • Hyponyms: ↑earthworm, ↑ …
10fishing worm — noun terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers • Syn: ↑earthworm, ↑angleworm, ↑fishworm, ↑wiggler, ↑nightwalker, ↑nightcrawler, ↑crawler, ↑dew …
