noun
- Terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers.
- synonyms: earthworm, angleworm, fishworm, wiggler, nightwalker, nightcrawler, crawler, dew worm, red worm
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