Wurm

[Monox D. I-Fly]

I asked in an English forum about whether a wurm is a worm and a member there said that "wurm" is the German word for "worm", though it is generally used to refer to serpentine animals like snakes and dragons. My question is, do caterpillar, centipedes, millipedes, and eels also count as wurms?

[tarvos]

No. The preferred spelling for that word is wyrm, by the way. Generally a wyrm is a large scaly reptile, usually a serpentine dragon.

That word is very archaic by the way, and only really used in fantasy literature or video games.

[Hundetier]

My question is, do caterpillar, centipedes, millipedes, and eels also count as wurms?

No, these are no worms, since the have legs or are fish. But many people use the term "worm" incorrectly.

Dragons and serpents are called "Lindwurm" in legends (sometimes shortened to "Wurm").

[Monox D. I-Fly]

My question is, do caterpillar, centipedes, millipedes, and eels also count as wurms?

No, these are no worms, since the have legs or are fish. But many people use the term "worm" incorrectly.

But some worms do have legs, like the marine ones. Ummm... What are they called? Polychaeta? I forgot...

[Hundetier]

For me the caterpillars. centipedes, millipedes are insects. And the polychaeta have bringles, don't they, as far as I know (and from what Aunt Google told me). She also has a overview on worms. I am no biologist, but for me these insects aren't worms.