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Noun: red worm
  1. Terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
    "The gardener appreciated the red worms' contribution to soil health";
    - earthworm, angleworm, fishworm, fishing worm, wiggler, nightwalker [N. Amer], nightcrawler [N. Amer], crawler, dew worm

Derived forms: red worms

Type of: oligochaete, oligochaete worm

Part of: class Oligochaeta, Oligochaeta

Encyclopedia: Red worm