■ noun a bristle worm living in muddy sand and leaving characteristic worm casts, widely used as fishing bait. [ Arenicola marina .]
Origin
C19: from earlier lug (of unknown origin) + worm .
■ noun a bristle worm living in muddy sand and leaving characteristic worm casts, widely used as fishing bait. [ Arenicola marina .]
Origin
C19: from earlier lug (of unknown origin) + worm .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004