Meanings
plural lugworms
- Any of several species of large marine annelid worm of the genus Arenicola
- especially the northern lugworm (Arenicola marina), whose coiled castings can often be seen on beaches at low tide.
The lugworms were shorter and lighter, with hispid gills and mucus-coloured tails.
2022, Sara Baume, Seven Steeples, Tramp Press, page 100Synonyms: lobworm, sandworm, blow lugworm
- black lugworm (Arenicola defodiens).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounespecially the northern lugworm (Arenicola marina), whose coiled castings can often be seen on beaches at low tide.
More synonyms by meaning
nounmarine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From lug (“anything that moves slowly”) + worm.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 沙蠋, 海蚯蚓
- 沙蠋 (shāzhú)Arenicola marina
- 海蚯蚓 (hǎiqiūyǐn)Arenicola marina
Czech pískovník rybářský
- pískovník rybářskýArenicola marina
Danish sandorm
- sandormArenicola marina
Dutch zeepier, wadpier
- zeepierArenicola marina
- wadpierArenicola marina
German Wattwurm
- WattwurmArenicola marina
Hungarian csaliféreg
- csaliféregArenicola marina
Irish lugach
- lugachArenicola marina
Polish piaskówka
- piaskówkaArenicola marina
Russian пескожи́л
- пескожи́л (peskožíl)Arenicola marina
Ukrainian піскожил
- піскожил (piskožyl)Arenicola marina
Welsh abwydyn tywod
- abwydyn tywodArenicola marina
Cite this entry
lugworm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lugworm
“lugworm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lugworm. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lugworm,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lugworm.
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