English noun: angleworm | |||
1. | angleworm (animal) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | oligochaete, oligochaete worm | ||
Member meronym | class Oligochaeta, Oligochaeta | ||