bloodworm

blood·worm

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bluhd-wurm]
- /ˈblʌdˌwɜrm/
- /ˈblʌdwɜːm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bluhd-wurm]
- /ˈblʌdˌwɜrm/

Definitions of bloodworm word

noun bloodworm the red wormlike aquatic larva of the midge, Chironomus plumosus, which lives at the bottom of stagnant pools and ditches 3
noun bloodworm a freshwater oligochaete tubifex worm 3
noun bloodworm any of several small reddish worms used as angling bait 3
noun bloodworm any of various small, red annelid worms, as the sludgeworm 3
noun bloodworm the wormlike red larva of various midges, esp. of a genus (Chironomus) that lays its eggs in water 3
noun bloodworm any of several red or red-blooded annelid worms, especially various earthworms. 1

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Origin of bloodworm

First appearance:

before 1735

One of the 48% newest English words

First recorded in 1735-45; blood + worm

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bloodworm popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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