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Definition of dew worm in English: dew wormnoun North American An earthworm, in particular one that is used as fishing bait. Example sentencesExamples - It would be a shame to get rid of the dew worms because their activity aerates the soil and their castings are valuable fertilizer.
- A popular angling bait, this species has a variety of common names including lob and dew worm, and night crawler.
- The declared number of dew worms exported to the United States was about 500 million in 1978.
- The fishermen use dew worms which are collected during the night after the rain by the light of a hand-lamp.
- In addition, fertilizers and even some plastics can be toxic to dew worms and African night crawlers.
Origin Old English deaw-wyrm 'ringworm'; compare with East Frisian dauworm, denoting both ringworm and the earthworm. Definition of dew worm in US English: dew wormnounˈd(y)o͞o ˌwərm North American An earthworm, in particular one that is used as fishing bait. Example sentencesExamples - The declared number of dew worms exported to the United States was about 500 million in 1978.
- A popular angling bait, this species has a variety of common names including lob and dew worm, and night crawler.
- In addition, fertilizers and even some plastics can be toxic to dew worms and African night crawlers.
- The fishermen use dew worms which are collected during the night after the rain by the light of a hand-lamp.
- It would be a shame to get rid of the dew worms because their activity aerates the soil and their castings are valuable fertilizer.
Origin Old English deaw-wyrm ‘ringworm’; compare with East Frisian dauworm, denoting both ringworm and the earthworm. |