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noun

earthworm

URTH-wurm
noun
1
A long, segmented worm that lives in soil and helps aerate it.
"After the rain, earthworms wriggled across the sidewalk."
"Gardeners love earthworms because they enrich the soil."

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In plain EnglishThe common soil-dwelling worm that helps keep garden soil healthy.

Word Forms

earthworms plural

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Etymology

From Middle English erthe-worm, joining earth and worm.

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