earthworm

Pronunciation: /ˈɜː(ɹ)θˌwɜː(ɹ)m/

The English word “earthworm” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

A worm that lives in the ground.
A worm of the family Lumbricidae, or, more generally, of the suborder Lumbricina.
A contemptible person; a groveller.

Etymology

From Middle English erthe-worm, erþe-worm, erþe worm (also as worm of þe erthe, worm of þe erþe), equivalent to earth + worm. Compare Saterland Frisian Äidwurm (“earthworm”), West Frisian ierdwjirm (“earthworm”), Dutch aardworm (“earthworm”), less common German Erdwurm (“earthworm”).

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