lugworm

English

Etymology

lug (“anything that moves slowly”) +‎ worm

Noun

lugworm (plural lugworms)

Any of several species of large marine annelid worm of the genus Arenicola
1. especially the northern lugworm (Arenicola marina), whose coiled castings can often be seen on beaches at low tide.
2. black lugworm (Arenicola defodiens)

Synonyms

(Arenicola marina): lobworm, sandworm, blow lugworm

Translations

Arenicola marina

Galician: bichoca f, bichoco m, senrada f, cagón (gl) m, xorrón m, mangón m
Hungarian: csaliféreg
Navajo: tábąąhgi łeeyiʼ chʼosh
Russian: пескожи́л (ru) m (peskožíl)

References

lugworm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Arenicola marina on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Arenicola marina on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
“lugworm”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
“lugworm”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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