bloodworm
[ bluhd-wurm ]
/ ˈblʌdˌwɜrm /
noun
any of several red or red-blooded annelid worms, especially various earthworms.
the freshwater larva of midges.
Words nearby bloodworm
bloodstone,
bloodstream,
bloodsucker,
bloodthirsty,
bloodwood,
bloodworm,
bloodwort,
bloody,
bloody caesar,
bloody flux,
bloody mary
Example sentences from the Web for bloodworm
It is much like the bloodworm in appearance and structure, but its body is greenish instead of red.
The Sea Shore |William S. Furneaux
British Dictionary definitions for bloodworm
bloodworm
/ (ˈblʌdˌwɜːm) /
noun
the red wormlike aquatic larva of the midge, Chironomus plumosus, which lives at the bottom of stagnant pools and ditches
a freshwater oligochaete tubifex worm
any of several small reddish worms used as angling bait