What does wireworm mean?
Definitions for wireworm
ˈwaɪərˌwɜrmwire·worm
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Princeton's WordNet
wirewormnoun
wormlike larva of various elaterid beetles; feeds on roots of many crop plants
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wirewormnoun
The larva of the click beetle.
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wireworm
Wireworms are the larvae of click beetles. This term usually applies to about 60 species and they are considered pests, as they pose a serious threat to a variety of agricultural crops due to their habit of burrowing into plant roots and stems. These larvae have hard, elongated, slender, and cylindrical bodies that resemble a piece of wire, which is how they get their common name, wireworm.
Webster Dictionary
Wirewormnoun
one of the larvae of various species of snapping beetles, or elaters; -- so called from their slenderness and the uncommon hardness of the integument. Wireworms are sometimes very destructive to the roots of plants. Called also wire grub
Wirewormnoun
a galleyworm
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wireworm in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wireworm in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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