earthworm : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: earthworm	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for earthworm
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
earthworm n terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers Synonym(s): earthworm, angleworm, fishworm, fishing worm, wiggler, nightwalker, nightcrawler, crawler, dew worm, red worm
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Earthworm \Earth"worm`\, n. 1. (Zo[94]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}. 2. A mean, sordid person; a niggard. --Norris.