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Meaning of the word lugworm in English

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lugworm

US /ˈlʌɡ.wɝːm/

UK /ˈlʌɡ.wɜːm/

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Noun

a large marine worm that lives in a U-shaped burrow in the sand and is used as bait by anglers

Example:

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Fishermen often dig for lugworms at low tide.

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The beach was covered with the casts of lugworms.

Synonym:

sandworm lobworm

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