rainworm

n. 蚯蚓

词形变化

rainworms 复数 rainworms

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An earthworm.

词源

From Middle English [Term?], from Old English reġnwyrm, from Proto-Germanic [Term?]. Analysable as rain + worm, because the worm has the habit of surfacing on top of the saturated soil after rainfall. Cognate with Dutch regenworm, Old High German reganwurm, whence German Regenwurm.

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