Hypertext Webster Gateway: "earthworm"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Earthworm \Earth"worm`\, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any worm of the genus {Lumbricus} and allied
genera, found in damp soil. One of the largest and most
abundant species in Europe and America is {L. terrestris};
many others are known; -- called also {angleworm} and
{dewworm}.
2. A mean, sordid person; a niggard. --Norris.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
earthworm
n : terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil;
often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as
bait by anglers [syn: {angleworm}, {fishworm}, {fishing
worm}, {wiggler}, {nightwalker}, {nightcrawler}, {crawler},
{dew worm}, {red worm}]
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