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rainworm

rainworm noun: an earthworm.

Noun

rainworm (plural rainworms)

  1. An earthworm.

Forms of rainworm

pluralrainworms

Origin of rainworm

From Middle English [Term?], from Old English reġnwyrm, from Proto-Germanic [Term?]. Analysable as rain + worm, because the worm has the habit of surfacing on top of the saturated soil after rainfall. Cognate with Dutch regenworm, Old High German reganwurm, whence German Regenwurm.

Questions about rainworm

What does rainworm mean?
Rainworm means an earthworm.
What part of speech is rainworm?
Rainworm is a noun.
What is the plural of rainworm?
The plural of rainworm is rainworms.

Words near rainworm in the dictionary

  1. rainwashing
  2. rainwater
  3. rainwater goods
  4. rainwaters
  5. rainwear
  6. rainworm
  7. rainworms
  8. Rainworth
  9. rainy
  10. rainy day
  11. rainy days

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