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/ˈərθwˌərm/ Listen

noun

Earthworm n.

(Zoöl.) 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.

A mean, sordid person; a niggard.

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Etymology of 'Earthworm'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Earthworm" Quotes from Famous Books

... Asia will give it the tongues of certain birds to eat. A North American Indian thought that brandy must be a decoction of hearts and tongues, "because," said he, "after drinking it I fear nothing, and I talk wonderfully." In Java there is a tiny earthworm which now and then utters a shrill sound like that of the alarum of a small clock. Hence when a public dancing girl has screamed herself hoarse in the exercise of her calling, the leader of the troop makes her eat some of these worms, in the belief ...

— The Golden Bough - A study of magic and religion • Sir James George Frazer

... he began to work himself along the beach, somewhat after the fashion of an earthworm. But the men paid no attention to him. There was little discipline among them, and they had no respect for the horse-dealer as a commander, so they remained on the sands, eagerly talking among themselves. Some of them were frightened, and favored a rush for the boats. ...

— The Adventures of Captain Horn • Frank Richard Stockton