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bloodworm
[ bluhd-wurm ]
noun
- any of several red or red-blooded annelid worms, especially various earthworms.
- the freshwater larva of midges.
bloodworm
/ ˈblʌdˌwɜːm /
noun
- the red wormlike aquatic larva of the midge, Chironomus plumosus , which lives at the bottom of stagnant pools and ditches
- a freshwater oligochaete tubifex worm
- any of several small reddish worms used as angling bait
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Origin of bloodworm1
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Example Sentences
It is much like the bloodworm in appearance and structure, but its body is greenish instead of red.
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