Earthworm
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɜː(ɹ)θˌwɜː(ɹ)m/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Earthworm is a noun meaning A worm that lives in the ground.
Meaning
A worm that lives in the ground.
More Meanings
- A worm of the family Lumbricidae, or, more generally, of the suborder Lumbricina.
- (figurative) A contemptible person; a groveller.
Example Sentences
Before the study was begun, the known oligochaete fauna of Tasmania consisted of six species of aquatic microdriles, twenty-three indigenous species of megascolecid earthworms, and introduced earthworms of the family Lumbricidae.
It does not, however, happen that the whole spermatosphere is converted into spermatoblasts; there remains a passive portion, which in the earthworm occupies a central position; this is the "sperm-blasophore," or "blastophoral cell."
Word Forms
- earthworms
Synonyms for earthworm
Depending on context, synonyms include groundworm, wiggler, nightwalker, nightcrawler, dew worm, angleworm.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nightcrawler, angleworm, fishworm, nightwalker, wiggler, dew worm.
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