"nightcrawler" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: nightcrawlers [plural]
Etymology: night + crawler Etymology templates: {{compound|en|night|crawler}} night + crawler Head templates: {{en-noun}} nightcrawler (plural nightcrawlers)
  1. An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings. Categories (lifeform): Earthworms Translations (Lumbricus terrestris): kasteliero (Finnish), kastemato (Finnish), Aalwurm [masculine] (German), Gemeiner Regenwurm [masculine] (German), Tauwurm [masculine] (German), öömato (Ingrian), lombriz [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-nightcrawler-en-noun-RV2qcCHR Disambiguation of Earthworms: 61 39 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 75 25 Disambiguation of 'Lumbricus terrestris': 96 4
  2. (chiefly Northern US, Western US) More generally, any arbitrarily large earthworm, especially those favored in angling. Tags: Northern-US, US, Western Translations (large earthworm used as bait): onkimato (Finnish), onkiliero (Finnish), carnada [feminine] (Spanish), cebo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-nightcrawler-en-noun-WjUhORcA Categories (other): Northern US English, Western US English Disambiguation of 'large earthworm used as bait': 39 61

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