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butterworm

butterworm noun: the caterpillar of the Chilean moth Chilecomadia moorei.

Noun

butterworm (plural butterworms)

  1. The caterpillar of the Chilean moth Chilecomadia moorei.

Forms of butterworm

pluralbutterworms

Origin of butterworm

From butter + worm.

Questions about butterworm

What does butterworm mean?
Butterworm means the caterpillar of the Chilean moth Chilecomadia moorei.
What part of speech is butterworm?
Butterworm is a noun.
What is the plural of butterworm?
The plural of butterworm is butterworms.

Words near butterworm in the dictionary

  1. butterweeds
  2. Butterwick
  3. Butterwicks
  4. butterwoman
  5. butterwomen
  6. butterworm
  7. butterworms
  8. butterwort
  9. Butterworth
  10. Butterworth filter
  11. Butterworth filters

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