English > nightcrawler: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | terrestrial / 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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| Synonyms | earthworm, angleworm, fishworm, fishing worm, wiggler, nightwalker, crawler, dew worm, red worm |
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| Member of | Oligochaeta, class Oligochaeta | earthworms |
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| Broader | oligochaete, oligochaete worm | hermaphroditic terrestrial / terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body |
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| Spanish | gusano, lombriz |
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| Catalan | cuc de terra, llambric |
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