worm
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Emojis, Disney characters, cigarettes and more pile up in humorous scenes that include a saber-toothed tiger driving a dune buggy and a pair of corvids fighting over a worm.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
They can be contracted by touching objects or surfaces with worm eggs on them, and by eating or drinking something with baby worms in it - such as under-cooked beef, pork or freshwater fish.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
That species is the zombie worm, formally known as "the bone devourer" Osedax.
From Science Daily • Dec. 28, 2025
In fact, she seems to think he’s a whiny little worm.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025
Log-a-Log and the shrews were taken aback when Matthias ran ahead of them, shouting at the top of his voice, “Warbeak Sparra, thatta you, old worm warrior!”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
