BLOODWORM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bloodworm mean? 

• BLOODWORM (noun)
  The noun BLOODWORM has 1 sense:

1. a segmented marine worm with bright red body; often used for bait

  Familiarity information: BLOODWORM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BLOODWORM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A segmented marine worm with bright red body; often used for bait

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("bloodworm" is a kind of...):

polychaete; polychaete worm; polychete; polychete worm (chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having paired appendages (parapodia) bearing bristles)

Holonyms ("bloodworm" is a member of...):

genus Polycirrus; Polycirrus (genus of soft-bodied polychete marine worms)