"nightcrawler" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: nightcrawlers [plural]
Etymology: From 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), обыкнове́нный дождево́й че́рвь (obyknovénnyj doždevój čérvʹ) [masculine] (Russian), lombriz [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-nightcrawler-en-noun-RV2qcCHR Disambiguation of Earthworms: 70 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of 'Lumbricus terrestris': 95 5
  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

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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