WIREWORM
\wˈa͡ɪ͡əwɜːm], \wˈaɪəwɜːm], \w_ˈaɪə_w_ɜː_m]\
Definitions of WIREWORM
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One of the larvae of various species of snapping beetles, or elaters; - so called from their slenderness and the uncommon hardness of the integument. Wireworms are sometimes very destructive to the roots of plants. Called also wire grub.
By Oddity Software
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One of the larvae of various species of snapping beetles, or elaters; - so called from their slenderness and the uncommon hardness of the integument. Wireworms are sometimes very destructive to the roots of plants. Called also wire grub.
By Noah Webster.
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