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microworm

microworm noun: a species of nematode, Panagrellus redivivus, commonly grown and used for food in the aquarium trade.

Noun

microworm (plural microworms)

  1. A species of nematode, Panagrellus redivivus, commonly grown and used for food in the aquarium trade.
    • Underneath, sunk in the floor, and most of them covered with chicken wire, there were tray upon tray swarming and heaving with worms and baits: white worms, micro worms, Daphnia, shrimp and thick slimy clam worms.1954, Ian Fleming, “Midnight Among The Worms”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 156

Forms of microworm

pluralmicroworms

Origin of microworm

From micro- + worm.

Questions about microworm

What does microworm mean?
Microworm means a species of nematode, Panagrellus redivivus, commonly grown and used for food in the aquarium trade.
What part of speech is microworm?
Microworm is a noun.
What is the plural of microworm?
The plural of microworm is microworms.

Words near microworm in the dictionary

  1. microwire
  2. microwires
  3. microwork
  4. microworld
  5. microworlds
  6. microworm
  7. microworms
  8. microwriter
  9. microwriters
  10. microziphodont
  11. microzoa

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