wormfowl

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noun

Any bird that feeds primarily on worms.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounwormfowl (plural wormfowls)

plural wormfowls

  1. Any bird that feeds primarily on worms.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishwermfoul
  2. Englishwormfowl

From Middle English wermfoul, equivalent to worm + fowl.

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APA

wormfowl. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wormfowl

MLA

“wormfowl.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wormfowl. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wormfowl,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wormfowl.

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