earthworm
蚯蚓,地球人,土拨鼠
Definitions
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- : any one of numerous annelid worms that burrow in soil and feed on soil nutrients and decaying organic matter.
- : Archaic. a mean or groveling person.
Examples
The earthworms already in your yard will naturally gravitate to it.
These jumping earthworms, which came from Asia, are known for their wild thrashing behavior.
Jumping worms also consume more nutrients than other earthworms, turning soil into dry granular pellets that resemble coffee grounds or ground beef — Henshue calls it “taco meat.”
Rossellini enthusiastically acts out various sex acts while costumed as an earthworm, a spider, a bee, and other invertebrates.
He ate the slugs eagerly and seemed to enjoy tugging at wriggling bits of earthworm.
The earthworm, the cockroach, and the bed-bug are regarded as peculiarly disgusting, and all have a particularly offensive odour.
It is of a greyish-red colour and in size and general appearance like the common earthworm.
The robin hears the earthworm burrowing his course under the ground; the bloodhound follows a scent that is two days old.
They seemed to be truly amphibious animals while I felt very much of an earthworm.