dew-worm

dew-worm
/dooh"werrm', dyooh"-/, n. Chiefly Inland North and Canadian.
the common earthworm. Also, dew worm.
[bef. 1000; OE deaw-wyrm (not recorded in ME); see DEW, WORM]
Regional Variation. See earthworm.

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Synonyms:
, (Lumbricus terrestris)


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