angleworm

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers

From angle + worm.

He is especially fond of Angleworms. — The Burgess Animal Book for Children, Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess
Each hair is about the thickness of a large angleworm. — Thuvia, maid of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs
You may catch fish in either way, but in some cases the pole and angleworm is the surest. — On the Trail: An Outdoor Book for Girls, Lina Beard

earthworm, fishworm, fishing worm, wiggler, nightwalker, nightcrawler, crawler, dew worm, red worm

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