earthworm
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earthworm
- /ˈɜː(ɹ)θˌwɜː(ɹ)m/
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From Middle English erthe-worm, erþe-worm, erþe worm (also as worm of þe erthe, worm of þe erþe), equivalent to earth + worm. Compare Saterland Frisian Äidwurm (“earthworm”), West Frisian ierdwjirm (“earthworm”), Dutch aardworm (“earthworm”), less common German Erdwurm (“earthworm”).
noun earthworms
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A worm that lives in the ground.
It does not, however, happen that the whole spermatosphere is converted into spermatoblasts; there remains a passive portion, which in the earthworm occupies a central position; this is the "sperm-blasophore," or "blastophoral cell."
Similar: rainworm, groundworm, wiggler, red worm, red wiggler, nightwalker, nightcrawler, dew worm
- A worm of the family Lumbricidae, or, more generally, of the suborder Lumbricina. Before the study was begun, the known oligochaete fauna of Tasmania consisted of six species of aquatic microdriles, twenty-three indigenous species of megascolecid earthworms, and introduced earthworms of the family Lumbricidae.
- A contemptible person; a groveller.
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noun worm (animal)
| Español | lombriz de tierra, gusano de tierra, miñosa, lombriz térrea, lambrija, gusano terrero |
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| 한국어 | 지렁이 jireong'i |
| 日本語 | 蚯蚓 |
| 中文 | 蚯蚓 qiūyǐn, 地龍 /地龙 dìlóng |
| हिन्दी | केंचुआ kẽcuā, केचुआ kecuā, केँचुवा kẽcuvā, किञ्चिलिक kiñcilik, दीप्तरस dīptaras |
| Kiswahili | choo |
| Português | minhoca |
| Français | ver de terre, lombric, lèche |
| Deutsch | Regenwurm, Aalwurm, Erdwurm, Tauwurm, Gemeiner Regenwurm |
| Italiano | lombrico |
| Ελληνικά | γαιοσκώληκας gaioskólikas, σκουληκαντέρα skoulikantéra |
| Română | râmă |
| Русский | дождево́й че́рвь doždevój čérvʹ, земляно́й червь zemljanój červʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | giun đất, trùn |
| العربية | دُودَة الْأَرْض, خُرْطُون ḵurṭūn |
| עברית | שִׁלְשׁוּל shilshúl |
Talk about this word "earthworm." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/earthworm. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. earthworm. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/earthworm "earthworm." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/earthworm.Cite this
@misc{earthworm_2026,
title = {earthworm},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/earthworm},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
