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Definition of Angleworm
1. Noun. Terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers.
Group relationships: Class Oligochaeta, Oligochaeta
Generic synonyms: Oligochaete, Oligochaete Worm
Derivative terms: Crawl, Wiggle
Definition of Angleworm
1. n. A earthworm of the genus Lumbricus, frequently used by anglers for bait. See Earthworm.
Definition of Angleworm
1. Noun. A worm (usually an earthworm) destined to be used as bait by a fisherman. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Angleworm
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Medical Definition of Angleworm
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Angleworm
Literary usage of Angleworm
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of Rhetoric: A Course in Plain Prose Composition by Alphonso Gerald Newcomer (1898)
"VIIL MY FIRST NEAR VIEW OF AN angleworm. Of all the number of times that I ...
it never crossed my mind that the angleworm was very fine in its structure. ..."
2. Josh Billings' Old Farmer's Allminax, 1870-1879: Wtih Comic Illustrations by Josh Billings, Henry Wheeler] [Shaw (1902)
"The angleworm, tho full of grit, iz not quarrelsome. It is sed (by naturalists)
that angleworm ile, rubbed on the back ov the neck will cure a man ov lieing ..."
3. Handbook of Nature-study for Teachers and Parents, Based on the Cornell by Anna Botsford Comstock (1911)
"Fishing with an angleworm is natural. It fits into the need of the occasion. ...
It is not by chance that the angleworm makes a perfect fit on a hook, ..."
4. Fish Stories Alleged and Experienced: With a Little History Natural and by Charles Frederick Holder, David Starr Jordan (1909)
"Fishing with an angleworm is natural. It fits into the need of the occasion. ...
It is not by chance that the angleworm makes a perfect fit on a hook, ..."
5. Studies in General Physiology by Jacques Loeb (1905)
"An angleworm is cut in two in the middle and both pieces are sewed together in
such a way that they are connected by a thread about 1 cm. long. ..."
6. Elementary Anatomy, Physiology and Hygiene for Higher Grammar Grades by Winfield Scott Hall (1900)
"There is a very great difference between the blood of the angleworm, however,
... In the angleworm, the red color of the blood is due to a red pigment which ..."
7. On the Laws of Japanese Painting: An Introduction to the Study of the Art of by Henry P. Bowie (1911)
"The angleworm line (KYU EN BYOU) (Plate XLIV lower). The angleworm is of uniform
roundness throughout its length and it is with that sentiment or ..."
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