"Wormworld" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: worm + world Etymology templates: {{compound|en|worm|world}} worm + world Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Wormworld
  1. (paleontology, informal, neologism) An ecosystem characteristic of the later Ediacaran, when animal life was dominated by surface-dwelling worms. Tags: informal, neologism Categories (topical): Paleontology Hypernyms: wormworld (english: an age dominated by worms, a region dominated by worm-life)

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