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worm meaning in Tamil

புழு puḻu

/wɜːm//wɝm/

worm in Tamil: புழு (puḻu). In English, worm means a generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm.

Tamil words for worm

animal
புழு puḻu

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 Tamil

What is the meaning of worm in Tamil?
Worm in Tamil is புழு (puḻu).
worm என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Worm: புழு (puḻu).
What does worm mean in English?
Worm means a generally tubular invertebrate of the annelid phylum; an earthworm.

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