- straw|worm
- straw|worm «STR WURM», noun.1. the larva of certain chalcid flies, that attacks grain stalks.2. = caddis worm. (Cf. ↑caddis worm)
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strawworm — /straw werrm /, n. 1. caddisworm. 2. jointworm. [1645 55; STRAW + WORM] * * * … Universalium
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