noun
- a worm used as bait for fishing, especially an earthworm or similar invertebrate
Usage: common in informal and practical contexts; also called fishing worm or bait worm
Examples
- He dug up fishworms from the garden to use as bait.
- The tackle shop sells containers of fishworms for anglers.
- Children often collect fishworms after rain to go fishing.
- She threaded a fishworm onto the hook carefully.
- Fishworms are one of the most popular baits for freshwater fishing.