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
- noun A mythical, usually giant reptilian creature, often depicted breathing fire and guarding treasure in Western folklore.
- noun In East Asian mythology, a long, serpentine, generally benevolent creature associated with power and good fortune.
- noun (Informal) A fierce, intimidating woman.
grub — full definition
- noun The soft, worm-like larva of certain insects, especially beetles.
- noun Food.
- verb To dig in the ground, especially searching for something.