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beetworm

noun

Etymology

From beet + worm.

  1. inherited from *wr̥mis✻
  2. inherited from *wurmiz✻
  3. inherited from wyrm — “worm, snake”
  4. inherited from worm
  5. compounded as beetworm — “beet + worm”

Definitions

  1. A larva of a moth of species Spodoptera exigua, an armyworm which is a destructive…

    A larva of a moth of species Spodoptera exigua, an armyworm which is a destructive agricultural pest

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