annelid vs worm

worm vs annelid

annelid and worm both are nouns.

annelid is an adjective but worm is not an adjective.

annelid is not a verb while worm is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
annelid	Yes	Yes	No	No
worm	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, worm is a hypernym of annelid; that is, worm is a word with a broader meaning than annelid:

annelid: worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally
worm: any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae

annelid (noun)	worm (noun)
worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally	any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
	screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack
	a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network
	a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect

annelid (adjective)	worm (adjective)
relating to or belonging to or characteristic of any worms of the phylum Annelida

annelid (verb)	worm (verb)
	to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

Difference between annelid and worm

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