English Explanatory Dictionary

redworm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of small, reddish earthworm, Lumbricus rubellus, used as bait in angling; also, in later use, the brandling, Eisenia foetida.
  2. A parasitic worm of the family Strongylidae, which causes anaemia in many vertebrates.

Word forms

redworm redworms

Etymology

From red + worm.

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