LUGWORM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lugworm mean? 

• LUGWORM (noun)
  The noun LUGWORM has 1 sense:

1. marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait

  Familiarity information: LUGWORM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LUGWORM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

lobworm; lug; lugworm

Hypernyms ("lugworm" is a kind of...):

polychaete; polychaete worm; polychete; polychete worm (chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles)

Holonyms ("lugworm" is a member of...):

class Polychaeta; Polychaeta (marine annelid worms)