English dictionary
wireworm
/'w/aI//@/,w/[@]/rm/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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wormlike larva of various elaterid beetles; feeds on roots of many crop plants
Source: WordNet 3.0
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One of the larvæ 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 <i>wire grub</i>.
Source: webster1913