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redworm

redworm noun: a type of small, reddish earthworm, Lumbricus rubellus, used as bait in angling; also, in later use, the brandling, Eisenia foetida.

Noun

redworm (plural redworms)

  1. A type of small, reddish earthworm, Lumbricus rubellus, used as bait in angling; also, in later use, the brandling, Eisenia foetida.
    • It could have been that you rose just before dawn and quickly tended your chores then dug a bucket of redworms out of the compost pile and pulled your cane pole out from under the porch and took off, up the creek.1970, Donald Harington, Lightning Bug
  2. A parasitic worm of the family Strongylidae, which causes anaemia in many vertebrates.

Forms of redworm

pluralredworms

Origin of redworm

From red + worm.

Questions about redworm

What does redworm mean?
Redworm means a type of small, reddish earthworm, Lumbricus rubellus, used as bait in angling; also, in later use, the brandling, Eisenia foetida.
What part of speech is redworm?
Redworm is a noun.
What is the plural of redworm?
The plural of redworm is redworms.

Words near redworm in the dictionary

  1. Redwood County
  2. Redwood Falls
  3. Redwood Valley
  4. redwoods
  5. redwork
  6. redworm
  7. redworms
  8. redye
  9. redyed
  10. redyeing
  11. redyeings

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