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lug⋅worm

  [luhg-wurm]
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–noun
any burrowing annelid of the genus Arenicola, of ocean shores, having tufted gills: used as bait for fishing.
Also called lug.

Origin:
1795–1805; lug 4 + worm
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lug·worm   (lŭg'wûrm')   
n.  Any of various segmented, burrowing marine worms of the genus Arenicola, especially A. marina, often used as fishing bait. Also called lobworm.

[Origin unknown.]
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lugworm 
1602, from lug, probably a Celtic word unrelated to lug (n.) or lug (v.) (the first recorded use is in a Cornwall context) + worm.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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lugworm

(genus Arenicola), any of several marine worms (class Polychaeta, phylum Annelida) that burrow deep into the sandy sea bottom or intertidal areas and are often quite large. Fishermen use them as bait. Adult lugworms of the coast of Europe (e.g., A. marina) attain lengths of about 23 cm (9 inches). The lugworm of the coasts of North America (A. cristata) ranges in length from 7.5 to 30 cm.

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