regenworm

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

earthworm

Γένος

♂️ Αρρενωπός

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

First attested 1563. From Middle Dutch *regenworm, from Old Dutch *reganwurm, from Proto-West Germanic *regnawurmi (see there for cognates). By surface analysis, regen (“rain”) + worm (“worm”), so called because of the animal's habit of surfacing after rainfall.