EARTHWORM


Meaning of EARTHWORM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌwərm ]

noun

Date: 14th century

: a terrestrial annelid worm (class Oligochaeta) ; especially : any of a family (Lumbricidae) of numerous widely distributed hermaphroditic worms that move through the soil by means of setae and feed on decaying organic matter

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.