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white worm

white worm noun: any annelid of the genus Enchytraeus, especially Enchytraeus albidus.

Noun

white worm (plural white worms)

  1. Any annelid of the genus Enchytraeus, especially Enchytraeus albidus.
    • 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
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, worm.

Forms of white worm

pluralwhite worms

Questions about white worm

What does white worm mean?
White worm means any annelid of the genus Enchytraeus, especially Enchytraeus albidus.
What part of speech is white worm?
White worm is a noun.
What is the plural of white worm?
The plural of white worm is white worms.

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