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blackworm

blackworm noun: an oligochaete, Lumbriculus variegatus, found in shallow water marshes, ponds, and swamps in North America and Europe, feeding on microorganisms and organic material.

Noun

blackworm (plural blackworms)

  1. An oligochaete, Lumbriculus variegatus, found in shallow water marshes, ponds, and swamps in North America and Europe, feeding on microorganisms and organic material.

Forms of blackworm

pluralblackworms

Origin of blackworm

From black + worm.

Questions about blackworm

What does blackworm mean?
Blackworm means an oligochaete, Lumbriculus variegatus, found in shallow water marshes, ponds, and swamps in North America and Europe, feeding on microorganisms and organic material.
What part of speech is blackworm?
Blackworm is a noun.
What is the plural of blackworm?
The plural of blackworm is blackworms.

Words near blackworm in the dictionary

  1. blackwood
  2. Blackwood Creek
  3. Blackwoodian
  4. blackwoods
  5. blackwork
  6. blackworm
  7. blackworms
  8. blacky
  9. blacky-white
  10. blacky-whites
  11. Blacon

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