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worm in Malay

cacing

/wɜːm//wɝm/

worm in Malay: cacing. In English, worm means a generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm.

Malay words for worm

animal
cacing

English meaning of worm

  1. noun A generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm.
  2. noun More loosely, any of various tubular invertebrates resembling annelids but not closely related to them, such as velvet worms, acorn worms, flatworms, or roundworms. See Appendix:English worms.
  3. noun Any creeping or crawling animal, such as a snake (cf. “dragon”; blindworm, slowworm, “legless lizard”), snail, or caterpillar.
  4. noun A maggot or any other insect larva with similar shape and behavior.

Full definition of worm

worm in a sentence

  • Those little wriggling worms are the larvae of flies who laid eggs here.
  • a. 1398, John Trevisa, transl. Bartholomeus Anglicus as De Proprietatibus Rerum (MS BL Add. 27944), Vol. I, p. 628:
  • Don't try to run away, you little worm!

Synonyms of worm

worm in other languages

Questions about worm in Malay

What is the meaning of worm in Malay?
Worm in Malay is cacing.
Apakah maksud worm dalam bahasa Melayu?
Worm: cacing.
What does worm mean in English?
Worm means a generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm.

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