Lugworm (Noun)
Meaning
Marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Lugworms are an essential part of the marine ecosystem, playing a crucial role in recycling nutrients and providing food for various fish and other animals.
- In the bait shop, you can buy live lugworms by the dozen for ice fishing or store them in a special tank to keep them fresh for a longer period.
- Fishermen usually look for areas with fine-grained sediment to find lugworms, which burrow deep into the mud in search of nutrients.
- Beachcombers might come across a few lugworms on the sand, their worm bodies shriveled and brown, left to dry after the tide went out.
- Casting with lugworms requires some patience and the right technique to catch larger fish species in late summer months when their population surges.