earthworm
noun
earth·worm
ˈərth-ˌwərm 
: a terrestrial annelid worm (class Oligochaeta)
especially
: any of a family (Lumbricidae) of numerous widely distributed hermaphroditic worms that move through the soil by means of setae and feed on decaying organic matter
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After these glaciers melted about 12,000 years ago the more northern forests grew back without earthworms.
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
There are indications that the soil has been regenerated, with an improved structure and more earthworms, Wilkinson said.
—Lucy Handley, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
Organic fertilizers and amendments that are incorporated and watered into our soil need to be broken down by the activity of millions of many species of tiny organisms, microbes, fungi, insects and earthworms in the soil.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Some of the animals are smaller than an earthworm, while others are longer than a pickup truck.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2025
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Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
There are indications that the soil has been regenerated, with an improved structure and more earthworms, Wilkinson said.
—Lucy Handley, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025
Organic fertilizers and amendments that are incorporated and watered into our soil need to be broken down by the activity of millions of many species of tiny organisms, microbes, fungi, insects and earthworms in the soil.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Some of the animals are smaller than an earthworm, while others are longer than a pickup truck.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Earthworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/earthworm. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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earthworm
noun
earth·worm
-ˌwərm
: a long slender annelid worm that lives in damp earth, moves with the aid of bristles, and feeds on decaying organic matter
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