nightcrawler

English

noun
Definitions
  • An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
  • (chiefly) More generally, any arbitrarily large earthworm, especially those favored in angling

Etymology

Compound from English night (noun sense, the conventional time for a person to be in bed, verb sense) + English crawler.

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English

crawler

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