noun
terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
• Syn:
↑earthworm, ↑angleworm, ↑fishworm, ↑fishing worm, ↑wiggler, ↑nightwalker, ↑nightcrawler, ↑crawler, ↑dew worm
• Hypernyms: ↑oligochaete, ↑oligochaete worm
• Member Holonyms: ↑Oligochaeta, ↑class Oligochaeta
Useful english dictionary. 2012.