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Wurm — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dragon noun A mythical, usually giant reptilian creature, often depicted breathing fire and guarding treasure in Western folklore.
  • grub noun The soft, worm-like larva of certain insects, especially beetles.
  • reptile noun A cold-blooded, scaly, egg-laying animal such as a snake, lizard, or turtle.
  • serpent noun A snake, especially a large or dangerous one, or a snake-like mythical creature.
  • snake noun A long, legless reptile that moves by slithering, some species of which are venomous.
  • worm noun A long, thin, legless invertebrate, such as an earthworm.

Senses

Wurm is used for these senses in English:

  • grub (countable) An insect at an immature stage of its life cycle.
  • helminth A parasitic worm; a fluke, tapeworm, or nematode.
  • reptile (informal) Any member of the class Reptilia that is not a bird— a cold-blooded vertebrate with dry scales that usually lays eggs, such as a lizard, snake, turtle, tortoise, crocodile, alligator, etc. [from 19th c.]
  • serpent (now, literary) A snake, especially a large or dangerous one.
  • snake Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptile with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues.
  • worm A contemptible or devious being.

dragon — full definition

  1. noun A mythical, usually giant reptilian creature, often depicted breathing fire and guarding treasure in Western folklore.
  2. noun In East Asian mythology, a long, serpentine, generally benevolent creature associated with power and good fortune.
  3. noun (Informal) A fierce, intimidating woman.

grub — full definition

  1. noun The soft, worm-like larva of certain insects, especially beetles.
  2. noun Food.
  3. verb To dig in the ground, especially searching for something.

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