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

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