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Earthworm vs Lumbricine - What's the difference?

earthworm | lumbricine |

As nouns the difference between earthworm and lumbricine

is that earthworm is a worm that lives in the ground while lumbricine is an earthworm in the suborder Lumbricina

As an adjective lumbricine is

of or pertaining to earthworms.

earthworm

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A worm that lives in the ground.
  • A worm of the Lumbricidae family, or, more generally, of the suborder.
  • (figurative) A contemptible person.
  • (figurative) Death.
  • Synonyms

    * (a ground-living worm) groundworm; wiggler, red worm, red wiggler (Southern US); nightwalker (New England); nightcrawler

    Hyponyms

    * (a ground-living worm) baitworm; fishworm ; angleworm (Northern US); fishing worm (Southern US) - fish bait

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    lumbricine

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • of or pertaining to earthworms.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • an earthworm in the suborder