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STRAWWORM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grains
Synonyms:
jointworm; strawworm
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("strawworm" is a kind of...):
larva (the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose)
Holonyms ("strawworm" is a member of...):
Chalcidae; Chalcididae; family Chalcidae; family Chalcididae (an arthropod family including: chalcidflies)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Larva of the caddis fly; constructs a case of silk covered with sand or plant debris
Synonyms:
caddisworm; strawworm
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("strawworm" is a kind of...):
caseworm (insect larva that constructs a protective case around its body)
Holonyms ("strawworm" is a member of...):
order Trichoptera; Trichoptera (an order of insects consisting of caddis flies)
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