Earthworm Synonyms

ûrthwûrm
Terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. angleworm
  2. wiggler
  3. dew worm
  4. annelid
  5. night crawler
  6. fishworm
  7. fishing worm
  8. nightwalker
  9. nightcrawler
  10. crawler
  11. red-worm

Words Related to Earthworm

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. worm
  2. insect
  3. herbivore
  4. soil-dwelling
  5. invertebrate
  6. detritivores
  7. chironomids
  8. insectivorous
  9. oligochaete
  10. algae
  11. rodent

Earthworm Sentence Examples

  • Linnaeus recognized only one species of earthworm and named it Lumbricus terrestris.

  • The earthworms of England belong entirely to the three genera Lumbricus, Allolobophora and Allurus, which are further subdivided by some systematists; and these genera form the prevalent earthworm fauna of the Palaearctic region and are also very numerous in the Nearctic region.

  • During the winter earwigs lie dormant; but in the early months of the year females with their eggs may be found in the soil, frequently in deserted earthworm burrows.

  • In Benhamia caecifera and at least one other earthworm there are numerous caeca, one pair to each segment.

  • The humble earthworm also plays a vital role in Chris ' Chelsea garden.

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