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lugworm

noun
🔊/ˈlʌɡwɜːm/
🔊/ˈlʌɡwɜːrm/
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  1. a large worm that lives in the sand by the sea. Lugworms are often used as bait to catch fish.海蚯蚓，沙蠋（常用作钓饵）Topics Fish and shellfishc2
    Word Originearly 19th cent.: from earlier lug ‘lugworm’ (of unknown origin) + worm.