Meaning

2 senses
  1. Any of several species of large marine annelid worm of the genus Arenicola

    Especially the northern lugworm (Arenicola marina), whose coiled castings can often be seen on beaches at low tide.

    Wattwurm

    пескожи́лpeskožíl

    піскожилpiskožyl

  2. Black lugworm (Arenicola defodiens).

More definitions
  • marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait

Translations

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Origin

From lug (“anything that moves slowly”) + worm.

From lug (“anything that moves slowly”) + worm.

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Forms

plural: lugworms
Singularlugworm
Plurallugworms

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Arenicola marina:lobwormsandwormblow lugworm
Close in meaning
  • marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait:luglobworm

See also

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