rainworm

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noun

An earthworm.

OriginMiddle English [Term?] ← Old English reġnwyrm ← Proto-Germanic [Term?] →
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Meanings

nounrainworm (plural rainworms)

plural rainworms

  1. An earthworm.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
earthworm

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic[Term?]
  2. Old Englishreġnwyrm
  3. Middle English[Term?]
  4. Englishrainworm

From Middle English [Term?], from Old English reġnwyrm, from Proto-Germanic [Term?]. Analysable as rain + worm, because the worm has the habit of surfacing on top of the saturated soil after rainfall. Cognate with Dutch regenworm, Old High German reganwurm, whence German Regenwurm.

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APA

rainworm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainworm

MLA

“rainworm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainworm. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rainworm,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rainworm.

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