pickleworm

noun

Etymology

From pickle + worm.

  1. inherited from *wr̥mis✻
  2. inherited from *wurmiz✻
  3. inherited from wyrm — “worm, snake”
  4. inherited from worm
  5. compounded as pickleworm — “pickle + worm”

Definitions

  1. Diaphania nitidalis, a crambid moth with wide triangular wings, a serious agricultural…

    Diaphania nitidalis, a crambid moth with wide triangular wings, a serious agricultural pest.

The neighborhood

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