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rye-worms

rye-worms is the plural of rye-worm.

Meaning of rye-worm

Noun

rye-worm (plural rye-worms)

  1. The larva of a fly, Chlorops pumilionis, an agricultural pest which feeds on stems of several species of grain and other grasses.

Questions about rye-worms

What is rye-worms the plural of?
Rye-worms is the plural of rye-worm.

Words near rye-worms in the dictionary

  1. rye wolves
  2. rye-grass
  3. rye-grasses
  4. Rye-Rye
  5. rye-worm
  6. rye-worms
  7. ryebread
  8. ryebreads
  9. ryebuck
  10. Ryecroft
  11. Ryedale

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