WOODWORM
woodworm
(noun) a larva of a woodborer
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
woodworm (countable and uncountable, plural woodworms)
Any of many beetle larvae that bore into wood.
Anobium punctatum
A shipworm, a worm-like mollusk in the family Teredinidae that feeds on wood underwater in saltwater.
Synonyms
• (any wood-boring beetle larvae): deathwatch beetle
• (Anobium punctatum): furniture beetle
Anagrams
• Wormwood, wormwood
Source: Wiktionary
Wood"worm`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: See Wood worm, under Wood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition