Wireworm

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The larva of the click beetle.

    "A farmer tells me that moles can be beneficial because they eat a lot of wireworms and other pests, not just earthworms."

  2. 2
    wormlike larva of various elaterid beetles; feeds on roots of many crop plants wordnet

Synonyms

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worm

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"A farmer tells me that moles can be beneficial because they eat a lot of wireworms and other pests, not just earthworms."

Etymology

From wire + worm, because of their slenderness and unusual hardness.

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tobacco wirewormclick beetle

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