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wireworm

wireworm noun: the larva of the click beetle.

Noun

wireworm (plural wireworms)

  1. The larva of the click beetle.
    • A farmer tells me that moles can be beneficial because they eat a lot of wireworms and other pests, not just earthworms.2009 February 6, Veronica Heath, “Country diary”, in The Guardian

wireworm meaning in Tamil

wireworm in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பூச்சிகளில், இது முக்கியமானதொரு இனமாகும்

Forms of wireworm

pluralwireworms

Origin of wireworm

From wire + worm, because of their slenderness and unusual hardness.

Words formed from wireworm

Questions about wireworm

What does wireworm mean?
Wireworm means the larva of the click beetle.
What is wireworm in Tamil?
Wireworm in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பூச்சிகளில், இது முக்கியமானதொரு இனமாகும். See Wireworm meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is wireworm?
Wireworm is a noun.
What is the plural of wireworm?
The plural of wireworm is wireworms.

Words near wireworm in the dictionary

  1. wireworked
  2. wireworker
  3. wireworkers
  4. wireworking
  5. wireworks
  6. wireworm
  7. wireworms
  8. wirewound
  9. wirewove
  10. wirewrap
  11. wirewraps

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: wireworm (page history and authors); wireworm (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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