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worm meaning in Sanskrit

कृमि kṛmi

/wɜːm//wɝm/

worm in Sanskrit: कृमि (kṛmi). In English, worm means a generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm.

Sanskrit words for worm

animal
कृमि kṛmi

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 Sanskrit

What is the meaning of worm in Sanskrit?
Worm in Sanskrit is कृमि (kṛmi).
worm इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Worm: कृमि (kṛmi).
What does worm mean in English?
Worm means a generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm.

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