fishing worm

noun

Any earthworm used as bait by anglers.

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Meanings

nounfishing worm (plural fishing worms)

plural fishing worms

  1. Any earthworm used as bait by anglers.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounterrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers

Similar
earthwormanglewormfishwormwigglernightwalkernightcrawlercrawlerdew wormred worm
Broader
oligochaeteoligochaete worm
Also see
anglewormcrawlerearthwormfishwormnightcrawlernightwalkerred wormwiggler

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

fishing worm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fishing%20worm

MLA

“fishing worm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fishing%20worm. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fishing worm,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fishing%20worm.

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