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nightcrawler

DEFINITIONS OF: nightcrawler

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

Synonyms:
angleworm, crawler, dew worm, earthworm, fishing worm, fishworm, nightwalker, red worm, wiggler
Type of:
oligochaete, oligochaete worm
hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body
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