fishworm

ˈfɪʃwɜːrm

Definition of fishworm - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

biology

Rare

earthworm that helps aerate soil and is used as bait

Rare

Gardeners appreciate the fishworm for its soil benefits.

angleworm

nightcrawler

parasite

TECH.

worm that lives in fish as a parasite

TECH.

The fish was infested with a fishworm.

roundworm

tapeworm

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earthworm that helps aerate soil and is used as bait
worm that lives in fish as a parasite

Origin of fishworm

Old English, fisc (fish) + wyrm (worm)

Examples of fishworm in a sentence

Farmers use fishworms to improve soil quality.
The biologist studied the fishworm under a microscope.
Fishworm infestations can harm the fish population.

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French:lombric, parasite, ...
German:Regenwurm, Fischwurm, ...
Italian:lombrico, verme parassita, ...
Spanish:lombriz, gusano, ...
Portuguese:minhoca, verme parasita, ...
Chinese:蚯蚓, 鱼寄生虫, ...
Japanese:ミミズ, 寄生虫, ...
Arabic:دُودَة الأَرْض, دُودَة السَّمَك, ...
Hebrew:תּוֹלַעַת אֲדָמָה, תּוֹלַעַת דָּגִים, ...
Russian:дождевой червь, рыбий червь, ...
Ukrainian:дощовий черв'як, риб'ячий паразит, ...
Hindi:केंचुआ, मछली का कीड़ा, ...
Bengali:কেঁচো, মাছের কৃমি, ...
Catalan:cuc de terra, cuc paràsit, ...
Czech:žížala, hlíst, ...
Danish:regnorm, fiskeorm, ...
Dutch:regenworm, visworm, ...
Greek:σκουλήκι, παρασιτικό σκουλήκι, ...
Hungarian:giliszta, halgiliszta, ...
Khmer:ដង្កូវដី, ដង្កូវប៉ារ៉ាស៊ីតក្នុងត្រី, ...
Korean:지렁이, 기생충, ...
Persian:کرم خاکی, کرم ماهی, ...
Polish:dżdżownica, pasożytniczy robak, ...
Portuguese (BR):minhoca, verme de peixe, ...
Romanian:râmă, vierme parazit, ...
Swedish:daggmask, fiskmask, ...
Thai:ไส้เดือน, หนอนปลา, ...
Turkish:balık solucanı, balık kurdu, ...
Vietnamese:giun đất, sâu cá, ...

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