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Wireworm — 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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wireworm — ► NOUN ▪ the worm like larva of a kind of beetle, which feeds on roots and can cause damage to crops … English terms dictionary
wireworm — [wir′wʉrm΄] n. 1. any of the slender, hard bodied, wormlike larvae of click beetles, that often live underground and attack the roots of crops 2. a millipede (genus Julus) 3. a roundworm (Haemonchus contortus) parasitic in the stomach and small… … English World dictionary
wireworm — noun Date: circa 1790 any of the slender hard coated larvae of various click beetles that include some destructive especially to plant roots … New Collegiate Dictionary
wireworm — noun The larvae of the click beetle … Wiktionary
wireworm — wire·worm (wīrґwerm) Haemonchus contortus … Medical dictionary
wireworm — noun the worm like larva of a click beetle, which feeds on roots and can cause damage to crops … English new terms dictionary
wireworm — wire•worm [[t]ˈwaɪərˌwɜrm[/t]] n. 1) ent any of the slender, hard bodied larvae of click beetles, many of which live underground and feed on the roots of plants 2) ivt any of various small millipedes • Etymology: 1780–90 … From formal English to slang
wireworm — /ˈwaɪəwɜm/ (say wuyuhwerm) noun 1. any of the slender, hard bodied larvae of click beetles, which in many species live underground and feed on the roots of plants. 2. any of various small myriapods. 3. → stomach worm …
wireworm — n. the larva of the click beetle causing damage to crop plants … Useful english dictionary
