fishing worm vs nightcrawler

fishing worm and nightcrawler both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fishing worm	Yes	No	No	No
nightcrawler	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, fishing worm and nightcrawler are synonyms defined as:

fishing worm and nightcrawler: terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers

Other synonyms of fishing worm include angleworm, crawler, dew worm, earthworm, fishworm, nightwalker, red worm, wiggler.

fishing worm (noun)	nightcrawler (noun)
terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers	terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers