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Earthworm vs Mealworm - What's the difference?

earthworm | mealworm |

As nouns the difference between earthworm and mealworm

is that earthworm is a worm that lives in the ground while mealworm is the larval stage of the mealworm beetle (species: Tenebrio molitor), a species of darkling beetle.

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

    External links

    * (Earthworm)

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    mealworm

    English

    (wikipedia mealworm) (Tenebrio molitor)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The larval stage of the mealworm beetle (), a species of (darkling beetle).