HyperDic: strawworm

English > 2 senses of the word strawworm:
NOUNanimalstrawworm, caddiswormlarva of the caddis fly
animalstrawworm, jointwormlarva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grains
English > strawworm: 2 senses > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarva of the caddis fly; constructs a case of silk covered with sand or plant debris.
Synonymcaddisworm
Member ofTrichoptera, order TrichopteraAn order of insects consisting of caddis flies
Broadercaseworminsect larva that constructs a protective case around its body
English > strawworm: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaninglarva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grains.
Synonymjointworm
Member ofChalcididae, family Chalcididae, Chalcidae, family ChalcidaeAn arthropod family including
BroaderlarvaThe 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

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