pickleworm

pickleworm
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: pickle + worm
: the larva of a brown-and-yellow moth (Diaphania nitidales) of the family Pyralididae that attacks the vines of cucurbits in No. and So. America

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/pik"euhl werrm'/, n.
the larva of a pyralid moth, Diaphania nitidalis, that bores into the stem and fruit of squash, cucumber, and other cucurbitaceous plants.
[1865-70, Amer.; PICKLE1 + WORM]

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