"rainworm" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rainworms [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|}} Middle English [Term?], {{inh|en|ang|reġnwyrm}} Old English reġnwyrm, {{inh|en|gem-pro|}} Proto-Germanic [Term?], {{compound|en|rain|worm}} rain + worm, {{cog|nl|regenworm}} Dutch regenworm, {{cog|goh|reganwurm}} Old High German reganwurm, {{cog|de|Regenwurm}} German Regenwurm Head templates: {{en-noun}} rainworm (plural rainworms)
  1. An earthworm.
    Sense id: en-rainworm-en-noun-3sQNxA3B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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