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fishworm

fishworm noun: a worm used as bait in angling.

Noun

fishworm (plural fishworms)

  1. A worm used as bait in angling.
  2. A worm that parasitizes fish.

Forms of fishworm

pluralfishworms

Origin of fishworm

From fish + worm.

Questions about fishworm

What does fishworm mean?
Fishworm means a worm used as bait in angling.
What part of speech is fishworm?
Fishworm is a noun.
What is the plural of fishworm?
The plural of fishworm is fishworms.

Words near fishworm in the dictionary

  1. fishwoman
  2. fishwomen
  3. fishworker
  4. fishworkers
  5. fishworks
  6. fishworm
  7. fishworms
  8. fishwort
  9. fishwrap
  10. fishwrapper
  11. fishwrappers

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