earthworm
Syllables: earth·worm/ˈɜː(ɹ)θˌwɜː(ɹ)m/
earthworm noun: a worm that lives in the ground.
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Noun
earthworm (plural earthworms)
- A worm that lives in the ground.
- 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."1880, Journal of Microscopy, volume 3
- Synonyms:
- rainworm, groundworm, wiggler, red worm, red wiggler, nightwalker, nightcrawler, dew worm
- A worm of the family Lumbricidae, or, more generally, of the suborder Lumbricina.
- 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.1975, Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History): Zoology, volume 26, page 205
- A contemptible person; a groveller.
earthworm meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
earthworm in Hindi
- worm (animal)
- केंचुआ kẽcuā, केचुआ kecuā, केँचुवा kẽcuvā, किञ्चिलिक kiñcilik, दीप्तरस dīptaras
earthworm in Tamil
- worm (animal)
- மண்புழு maṇpuḻu
earthworm in Marathi
- worm (animal)
- गांडूळ gāṇḍūḷ
earthworm in Bengali
- worm (animal)
- কেঁচো kẽcō
More languagesFewer languages
- earthworm in Telugu
- వానపాము vānapāmu
- earthworm in Malayalam
- മണ്ണിര maṇṇira
- earthworm in Kannada
- ಎರಬುಹುಳು, ಎರೆಹುಳ, ನಕ್ಕುಳ, ಮಳೆಹುಳು
- earthworm in Punjabi
- ਗੰਡੋਇਆ gaṇḍoiā
- earthworm in Sanskrit
- किञ्चिलिक kiñcilika, किञ्चुलुक kiñculuka
- earthworm in Assamese
- কেঁচু kẽsu
- earthworm in Tagalog
- bulateng lupa
- earthworm in Arabic
- دُودَة الْأَرْض, خُرْطُون ḵurṭūn
- earthworm in Malay
- cacing tanah
- earthworm in Indonesian
- cacing tanah
- earthworm in Persian
- کرم خاکی kerm-e xāki
- earthworm in Thai
- ไส้เดือน sâi-dʉʉan, รากดิน râak-din
- earthworm in Vietnamese
- giun đất, trùn
- Dzongkha
- ལྕོང་འབུཔ lcong 'bup
Synonyms of earthworm
Forms of earthworm
| plural | earthworms |
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Origin of earthworm
From Middle English erthe-worm, erþe-worm, erþe worm (also as worm of þe erthe, worm of þe erþe), equivalent to earth + worm. Compare Saterland Frisian Äidwurm (“earthworm”), West Frisian ierdwjirm (“earthworm”), Dutch aardworm (“earthworm”), less common German Erdwurm (“earthworm”).
Words formed from earthworm
Phrases with earthworm
Questions about earthworm
- What does earthworm mean?
- Earthworm means a worm that lives in the ground.
- What is earthworm in Hindi?
- Earthworm in Hindi is केंचुआ (kẽcuā), केचुआ (kecuā), केँचुवा (kẽcuvā). See Earthworm meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is earthworm?
- Earthworm is a noun.
- How do you pronounce earthworm?
- Earthworm is pronounced /ˈɜː(ɹ)θˌwɜː(ɹ)m/.
- What is the plural of earthworm?
- The plural of earthworm is earthworms.
Words near earthworm in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: earthworm (page history and authors); earthworm (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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