Meaning of Earthworm | Babel Free
ˈɜː(ɹ)θˌwɜː(ɹ)mDefinitions
- A worm that lives in the ground.
- A worm of the family Lumbricidae, or, more generally, of the suborder Lumbricina.
-
A contemptible person; a groveller. figuratively
Equivalents
Azərbaycanca
soxulcan
Български
дъждо́вен че́рвей
বাংলা
কেঁচো
Català
cuc de terra
Dansk
regnorm
Esperanto
lumbriko
Euskara
zizare
עברית
שלשול
हिन्दी
केंचुआ
Bahasa Indonesia
cacing tanah
Íslenska
ánamaðkur
Italiano
lombrico
ქართული
ჭიაყელა
Latina
lumbrīcus
Lëtzebuergesch
Reewuerm
Македонски
глиста
മലയാളം
മണ്ണിര
मराठी
गांडूळ
Bahasa Melayu
cacing tanah
Português
minhoca
Română
râmă
Slovenčina
dážďovka
Shqip
glistër
Svenska
daggmask
Kiswahili
choo
தமிழ்
மண்புழு
తెలుగు
వానపాము
Türkçe
yer solucanı
IsiZulu
umsundu
Examples
“It does not, however, happen that the whole spermatosphere is converted into spermatoblasts; there remains a passive portion, which in the earthworm occupies a central position; this is the "sperm-blasophore," or "blastophoral cell."”
“Before the study was begun, the known oligochaete fauna of Tasmania consisted of six species of aquatic microdriles, twenty-three indigenous species of megascolecid earthworms, and introduced earthworms of the family Lumbricidae.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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