Earthworm
Earth´worm`
| n. | 1. | (Zool.) 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 |
| 2. | A mean, sordid person; a niggard. |
| Noun | 1. |  earthworm - terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglersSynonyms: dew worm, fishing worm, fishworm, nightcrawler, nightwalker, red worm, angleworm, crawler, wiggler |