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backworms

backworms is the plural of backworm.

Meaning of backworm

Noun

backworm (countable and uncountable, plural backworms)

  1. (obsolete, uncountable) Synonym of filanders (“a disease of hawks”).
    Synonyms:
    filanders
  2. (countable, obsolete) The thread-like worm found in filanders.
    • The Indian falcon is sick of the backwormAugust 1593, Walter Raleigh, letter

Questions about backworms

What is backworms the plural of?
Backworms is the plural of backworm.

Words near backworms in the dictionary

  1. backwoodsy
  2. backword
  3. backwords
  4. backwork
  5. backworm
  6. backworms
  7. Backworth
  8. backwound
  9. backwrap
  10. backwrapped
  11. backwrapping

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