wireworm

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈwaɪəˌwɜːm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(wīər′wûrm′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
wire•worm  (wīər′wûrm′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Insectsany of the slender, hard-bodied larvae of click beetles, many of which live underground and feed on the roots of plants.
  2. Invertebratesany of various small myriapods.
  3. InvertebratesSee stomach worm. 
  • wire + worm 1780–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
wireworm / ˈwaɪəˌwɜːm/
  1. the wormlike larva of various elaterid beetles, which feeds on the roots of many crop plants and is a serious agricultural pest
'wireworm' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
click beetle - stomach worm - worm

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