Earthworm vs. Nightcrawler

Earthwormnoun

A worm that lives in the ground.

Earthwormnoun

A worm of the family Lumbricidae, or, more generally, of the suborder Lumbricina.

Earthwormnoun

(figurative) A contemptible person; a groveller.

Earthwormnoun

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.

Earthwormnoun

A mean, sordid person; a niggard.

Earthwormnoun

terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers

Earthworm

An earthworm is a terrestrial invertebrate that belongs to the phylum Annelida. They exhibit a tube-within-a-tube body plan, are externally segmented with corresponding internal segmentation, and usually have setae on all segments.

Nightcrawlernoun

An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.

Nightcrawlernoun

More generally, any arbitrarily large earthworm, especially those favored in angling

Nightcrawlernoun

A terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; an earthworm. It often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet, and is used as bait by anglers. The term is used mostly in the northern and western U. S.

Nightcrawlernoun

terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers