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night crawler

–noun Chiefly Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S.
an earthworm.

Origin:
1920–25, Americanism


See earthworm.
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night crawler  
n.  Any of various large earthworms that crawl out from the ground at night and are often used as fish bait. Also called nightwalker.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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