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Definitions for angleworm
ˈæŋ gəlˌwɜrman·gle·worm

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. earthworm, angleworm, fishworm, fishing worm, wiggler, nightwalker, nightcrawler, crawler, dew worm, red wormnoun

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

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  1. anglewormnoun

    A worm (usually an earthworm) destined to be used as bait by a fisherman.

Wikipedia

  1. angleworm

    An earthworm is a terrestrial invertebrate that belongs to the phylum Annelida. They exhibit a tube-within-a-tube body plan; they are externally segmented with corresponding internal segmentation; and they usually have setae on all segments. They occur worldwide where soil, water, and temperature allow.Earthworms are commonly found in soil, eating a wide variety of organic matter. This organic matter includes plant matter, living protozoa, rotifers, nematodes, bacteria, fungi, and other microorganisms. An earthworm's digestive system runs the length of its body.An earthworm respires (breathes) through its skin. It has a double transport system made of coelomic fluid that moves within the fluid-filled coelom and a simple, closed circulatory system. It has a central and peripheral nervous system. Its central nervous system consists of two ganglia above the mouth, one on either side, connected to a nerve running along its length to motor neurons and sensory cells in each segment. Large numbers of chemoreceptors concentrate near its mouth. Circumferential and longitudinal muscles edging each segment let the worm move. Similar sets of muscles line the gut, and their actions move digesting food toward the worm's anus.Earthworms are hermaphrodites: each carries male and female reproductive organs. When mating, two individual earthworms will exchange sperm and fertilize each other's eggs. Each individual has both male and female genital pores. As invertebrates, they lack a true skeleton, but they maintain their structure with fluid-filled coelom chambers that function as a hydrostatic skeleton."Earthworm" is the common name for the largest members of Oligochaeta (which is a class or subclass depending on the author). In classical systems, they were in the order Opisthopora since the male pores opened posterior to the female pores, although the internal male segments are anterior to the female. Theoretical cladistic studies have placed them in the suborder Lumbricina of the order Haplotaxida, but this may soon change. Folk names for the earthworm include "dew-worm", "rainworm", "nightcrawler", and "angleworm" (from its use as fishing bait). Larger terrestrial earthworms are also called megadriles (translates to "big worms") as opposed to the microdriles ("small worms") in the semiaquatic families Tubificidae, Lumbricidae, and Enchytraeidae. The megadriles are characterized by a distinct clitellum (more extensive than that of microdriles) and a vascular system with true capillaries.

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  1. angleworm

    An angleworm is a common type of earthworm used as bait in angling or fishing. They are often used because they are attractive to many types of fish. Angleworms are generally found in soil, especially in damp and dark environments. They are also known as bait worms or fishing worms.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Anglewormnoun

    a earthworm of the genus Lumbricus, frequently used by anglers for bait. See Earthworm

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of angleworm in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of angleworm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of angleworm in a Sentence

  1. Josh Billings:

    The man whose only pleasure in life is making money, weighs less on the moral scale than an angleworm.


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