Found 2 items, similar to angleworm.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: angleworm
angleworm
n : terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil;
often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as
bait by anglers [syn:
earthworm,
fishworm,
fishing worm
,
wiggler,
nightwalker,
nightcrawler,
crawler,
dew worm,
red worm]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: angleworm
Earthworm
\Earth"worm`\, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any worm of the genus
Lumbricus and allied
genera, found in damp soil. One of the largest and most
abundant species in Europe and America is
L. terrestris;
many others are known; -- called also
angleworm and
dewworm.
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2. A mean, sordid person; a niggard. --Norris.
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