| Pronunciation: | | 'wIu`wurm
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[n] wormlike larva of various elaterid beetles; feeds on roots of many crop plants |
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WIREWORM is a 8 letter word that starts with W. |
| | See Also: | | Elateridae, family Elateridae, larva |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Wire"worm`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) One of the larv[ae] of various species of snapping
beetles, or elaters; -- so called from their slenderness
and the uncommon hardness of the integument. Wireworms
are sometimes very destructive to the roots of plants.
Called also {wire grub}.
(b) A galleyworm.
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