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Angleworm

noun
1.
Terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers.  Synonyms: crawler, dew worm, earthworm, fishing worm, fishworm, nightcrawler, nightwalker, red worm, wiggler.





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"Angleworm" Quotes from Famous Books



... line and an envelope of hooks from an inner pocket, cut a springy pole back on the hillside, rigged his line and hook, and kicked a hole in the soft, rich soil until he unearthed a fat angleworm. ...
— Hiram The Young Farmer • Burbank L. Todd


Words linked to "Angleworm" :   oligochaete, oligochaete worm, class Oligochaeta, Oligochaeta


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