About The Word Wireworm
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Wireworm
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What's The Definition Of Wireworm?
[n] wormlike larva of various elaterid beetles; feeds on roots of many crop plants
Synonyms | Synonyms for Wireworm: Related Terms | Find terms related to Wireworm: See Also | Elateridae | family Elateridae | larva Wireworm In Webster's Dictionary \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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