LUGWORM
Dictionary entry overview: What does lugworm mean? • LUGWORM (noun)
The noun LUGWORM has 1 sense:
1. marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait
Familiarity information: LUGWORM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• LUGWORM (noun)
Meaning:
Marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
lobworm; lugworm; lug
Hypernyms ("lugworm" is a kind of...):
polychaete; polychaete worm; polychete; polychete worm (chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles)
Holonyms ("lugworm" is a member of...):
class Polychaeta; Polychaeta (marine annelid worms)
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