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wormworld

wormworld noun: an age that is dominated by worms.

Noun

wormworld (countable and uncountable, plural wormworlds)

  1. An age that is dominated by worms.
  2. A region that is dominated by worm-life.

Proper noun capitalized: Wormworld

Wormworld

  1. (informal, neologism) An ecosystem characteristic of the later Ediacaran, when animal life was dominated by surface-dwelling worms.

Forms of wormworld

pluralwormworlds

Origin of wormworld

From worm + world.

Questions about wormworld

What does wormworld mean?
Wormworld means an age that is dominated by worms.
What part of speech is wormworld?
Wormworld can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of wormworld?
The plural of wormworld is wormworlds.

Words near wormworld in the dictionary

  1. wormwheel
  2. wormwheels
  3. wormwood
  4. Wormwood Scrubs
  5. wormwoods
  6. wormworld
  7. wormworlds
  8. wormy
  9. worn
  10. worn and torn
  11. worn away

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