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‘A small red worm. Cumberland’ (Halliwell).
A small worm; chiefly figurative, a poor despicable creature.
Biology. A small worm or grub; a vermicule.
a small plant pest (not identified).
= vermicule, n. Obsolete. rare.
A small worm or grub; a vermicule.
A small worm or worm-like creature; a maggot or grub. Also attributive.