redworm
noun
Meaning
- A type of small, reddish earthworm, Lumbricus rubellus, used as bait in angling; also, in later use, the brandling, Eisenia foetida.
- A parasitic worm of the family Strongylidae, which causes anaemia in many vertebrates.
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