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PRONUNCIATION OF RAGWORM

ragworm  [ˈræɡˌwɜːm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAGWORM

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Ragworm is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RAGWORM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ragworm

Nereididae

Nereididae are a family of polychaete worms. It contains about 500 – mostly marine – species grouped into 42 genera. They may be commonly called Ragworms or Clam worms.

Definition of ragworm in the English dictionary

The definition of ragworm in the dictionary is any polychaete worm of the genus Nereis, living chiefly in burrows in sand or mud and having a flattened body with a row of fleshy parapodia along each side US name: clamworm.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RAGWORM


bagworm
ˈbæɡˌwɜːm
bloodworm
ˈblʌdˌwɜːm
bollworm
ˈbəʊlˌwɜːm
bookworm
ˈbʊkˌwɜːm
budworm
ˈbʌdˌwɜːm
cutworm
ˈkʌtˌwɜːm
earthworm
ˈɜːθˌwɜːm
earworm
ˈɪəˌwɜːm
flatworm
ˈflætˌwɜːm
heartworm
ˈhɑːtˌwɜːm
hookworm
ˈhʊkˌwɜːm
lugworm
ˈlʌɡˌwɜːm
mealworm
ˈmiːlˌwɜːm
pinworm
ˈpɪnˌwɜːm
ringworm
ˈrɪŋˌwɜːm
rootworm
ˈruːtˌwɜːm
roundworm
ˈraʊndˌwɜːm
sandworm
ˈsændˌwɜːm
silkworm
ˈsɪlkˌwɜːm
tapeworm
ˈteɪpˌwɜːm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAGWORM

raglan
ragman
Ragman rolls
ragmatical
ragmen
Ragnarok
ragout
ragpicker
rags
ragstone
ragtag
ragtime
ragtimer
ragtop
raguly
Ragusa
ragweed
ragwheel
ragwork
ragwort

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAGWORM

army worm
cankerworm
corn earworm
deworm
fireworm
fishworm
glow-worm
Guinea worm
hornworm
inchworm
lindworm
lungworm
pillworm
strawworm
threadworm
tube worm
webworm
whipworm
white worm
worm

Synonyms and antonyms of ragworm in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «ragworm» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAGWORM

Find out the translation of ragworm to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ragworm from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ragworm» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

ragworm
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ragworm
570 millions of speakers

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ragworm
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ragworm
380 millions of speakers
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ragworm
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ragworm
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ragworm
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ragworm
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Translator English - French

ragworm
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ragworm
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Seeringelwurm
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ragworm
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ragworm
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ragworm
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

ragworm
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Translator English - Tamil

ragworm
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Ragworm
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ragworm
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ragworm
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Translator English - Polish

ragworm
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Translator English - Ukrainian

ragworm
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Translator English - Romanian

ragworm
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

σκουληκιού
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

ragworm
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

ragworm
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

ragworm
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ragworm

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAGWORM»

The term «ragworm» is used very little and occupies the 154.588 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAGWORM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ragworm» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ragworm» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ragworm

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAGWORM»

Discover the use of ragworm in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ragworm and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sea Angling Baits And Presentation
David Weaver. HARBOUR RAGWORM Harbour Ragworm are the smaller variety of Ragworm usually dug from heavy mud estuaries and harbours. These are a recommended bait for Mullet, Flounder and Wrasse, these are usually fished live  ...
David Weaver
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New Scientist
Figure 1. A ragworm emerges from its artificial burrow (a glass tube). How much can a ragworm learn? It conies to ignore stimuli which herald no harm, and it can be conditioned to crawl to the mouth of a tube in response to a light.
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New Scientist
Ragworms and caviar Russian scientists collected 65,000 ragworms in the Sea of Azov and flew them to the north-west Caspian, where they were released. The object of this operation, and the importance of the ragworm to the gourmet are ...
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Fishing For Dummies
If you thought that lugworms were less than lovely, just take a look at the ragworm . They may not smell as bad, but besides being lined with many dodgy little legs they also have a nasty pair of pincers. That said, they make a brilliant bait for all ...
Peter Kaminsky, 2012
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Exploring the Camel Estuary
Then redshank resort to feeding on ragworm or molluscs in the mud, or move inland to take earthworms and leather- jackets. When disturbed, redshank have a reputation for taking to the air and calling hysterically. This behaviour has earned  ...
Michael Kent, Adrian Langdon, 2007
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Hooked On Bass
While a floatfished ragworm isbest presentedto leave plenty oftail hanging and movingattractively, a bottomfished bait need haveno particular appearance. Itwill be found byscentand the main consideration is as always that it should be large ...
Alan Vaughan, Mike Ladle, 2013
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Stress and Animal Welfare
Clark (1960) showed that the response of the ragworm Nereis to repeated passing shadows habituated, but Evans (1965) demonstrated that there was an increase in the ragworm 's response to successive presentation of shadows if it was ...
D.M. Broom, 1993
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The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
So the lugworm's close cousin, Nereis the ragworm, shall take over the role. An 1884 magazine article for anglers said, 'The bait used is that damp kind of centipede called a ragworm.' It is not a centipede, of course, but a polychaete worm.
Richard Dawkins, 2005
9
Where to Sea Fish in Britain and Ireland
The king ragworm is the most commonly used type of rag in the United Kingdom and attracts just about every fish species that swims. Keeping your rag in perfect condition is quite straightforward. You will usually buy them either in peat or in ...
John Bailey, 2003
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The Making of the Fittest: DNA and the Ultimate Forensic ...
Such a simple, two-celled eye is, in fact, found in the larvae of creatures such as the marine ragworm, Platynereis dumerilii. After its first day of development from a fertilized egg, the larvae has a pair of two-celled eyes “gazing out” from its front  ...
Sean B. Carroll, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAGWORM»

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John Popplewell column: What a difference a few days make
All the fish were caught on the ebb tide on ragworm baits. ... He also managed to catch one of those smoothhounds, weighing in at 6lbs on a ragworm bait. «Clacton and Frinton Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Field and Stream - anglers land big catfish
Rowan Futcher from Blandford St Mary is pictured with a 2lb bass he caught on ragworm during a visit to Poole Harbour. The bass made a great meal for ... «Blackmore Vale Magazine, Apr 15»
3
Of Bugs and Brains
Despite the distant evolutionary relationship shared by an American cockroach and a marine ragworm, their memory centers have the same organization. «UANews, Dec 14»
4
North Devon angling: flounder season in full swing
An interesting tactic is to use a light float rod with float tackle and trot a bunch of ragworm through likely spots, dragging the bottom occasionally and then ... «North Devon Journal, Oct 14»
5
Melatonin and the watery beginnings of sleep
Maria Tosches, an evolutionary and developmental biologist at the University of Heidelberg with Arendt, set out to determine whether these ragworm larvae ... «Science News, Oct 14»
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North Devon angling: sea trout brace caught from Taw
The specimen mullet beat her father's personal best by 7oz and was tempted using a ragworm-baited spinner cast out with an LRF outfit. As the summer ... «North Devon Journal, Jul 14»
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These Photos Of Mysterious Ocean Creatures Are Creepily Beautiful
The Alitta Virens is a sandworm or king ragworm that burrows underneath the sand. This worm is commonly used as bait, greatly diminishing its population over ... «Business Insider, Apr 14»
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Meet the Enormous King Ragworm, and its Adorable Offsider, the …
At moments like these, the king ragworm is particularly vulnerable to becoming a meal itself, and in response to this, it's figured out a pretty nifty way of keeping ... «Scientific American, Nov 13»
9
Marine Animals Keep Time With Multiple Clocks
Tessmar-Raible's team discovered evidence of an independent circalunar clock—a timer linked to the phases of the moon—in a marine worm called a ragworm ... «National Geographic, Sep 13»
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Use blackworm as bait when uptiding for cod
Crab bait is good but ragworm, especially the harbour ragworm known as either creeper or maddies, are much better in the winter, as are black or lugworm, ... «Blackpool Gazette, Jun 13»

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