aardworm
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From aarde + worm. Cognate to German Erdwurm.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]aardworm m (plural aardwormen, diminutive aardwormpje n)
- an earthworm, the most common terrestrian worm species
- an insignificant, or even despicable, creature
- 1772, Johann Caspar Lavater, translated by Joannis van Schoonhoven, Leerrede over de liefde Gods over I Joh. 4: 19, section 24:
- O! hoort het, onwaardigste Aardworm, ---- God heeft ons allen, en onder allen ook U, U de verlorenste onder allen, eerst lief gehad.
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