Angleworm

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  • noun. A worm, such as an earthworm, that is used as bait in fishing.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A worm used for bait in angling; an earthworm.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A earthworm of the genus Lumbricus, frequently used by anglers for bait. See earthworm.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
    • Word Usage
    ""(James) Garfield has shown that he is not possessed of the backbone of an angleworm," said Ulysses S."
    cross-reference
    nightcrawler  red wiggler  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    oligochaete  oligochaete worm  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Arnica  beefsteak  camomile  comfrey  distro  
    variant
    earthworm  
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