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bungum worm


noun a beachworm found on the southern and eastern coast of Australia; a slimy.

Contributor's comments: [Adelaide informant] Never heard of bungum worm.

Contributor's comments: [Adelaide informant] My father enjoyed fishing, and used "bungum worms" as bait. I don't know what their proper name would be. They had to be dug out of the sand. (This was in the 1960s.)