nightcrawler

English

Lumbricus terrestris

Etymology

night +‎ crawler

Noun

nightcrawler (plural nightcrawlers)

An earthworm of the species Lumbricus terrestris, known for its large size and nocturnal surfacings.
(chiefly Northeastern US, Upper Midwestern US, Western US) More generally, any arbitrarily large earthworm, especially those favored in angling.

Translations

Lumbricus terrestris

Finnish: kasteliero (fi), kastemato (fi)
German: Aalwurm m, Gemeiner Regenwurm m, Tauwurm m
Ingrian: öömato
Spanish: lombriz (es) f

large earthworm used as bait

Finnish: onkimato, onkiliero
Spanish: carnada (es) f, cebo (es) m

References

Lumbricus terrestris on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lumbricus terrestris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Lumbricus terrestris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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