snake worm

noun

plural snake worms

: jumping worm

They are called snake worms because they use a serpentine motion on the soil surface while trying to escape.

—Chih-Han Chang et al.

Snake worms can spread on their own—they wiggle a little deeper into the woods each year—but, like so many invasive species, their travel plans get turbo-charged by human intervention.

—Matt Hongoltz-Hetling

Examples of snake worm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

They are known as crazy snake worms, for good reason. —Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

2012, in the meaning defined above