nightcrawler

2 definitions found

nightcrawler - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  nightcrawler \nightcrawler\ n.
     A terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil;
     an earthworm. It often surfaces when the ground is cool or
     wet, and is used as bait by anglers. The term is used mostly
     in the northern and western U. S.
  
     Syn: earthworm, angleworm, fishworm, fishing worm, wiggler,
          nightwalker, dew worm, red worm.
          [WordNet 1.5]

nightcrawler - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  nightcrawler
      n 1: terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil;
           often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait
           by anglers [syn: earthworm, angleworm, fishworm,
           fishing worm, wiggler, nightwalker, nightcrawler,
           crawler, dew worm, red worm]