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microworms

microworms is the plural of microworm.

Meaning of microworm

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

Questions about microworms

What is microworms the plural of?
Microworms is the plural of microworm.

Words near microworms in the dictionary

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

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