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wireworms

wireworms is the plural of wireworm.

Meaning of wireworm

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

Phrases with wireworms

Questions about wireworms

What is wireworms the plural of?
Wireworms is the plural of wireworm.

Words near wireworms in the dictionary

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

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