woodworm

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) Any of many beetle larvae that bore into wood.
2. (countable, uncountable) Any of many beetle larvae that bore into wood.
3. (countable, uncountable) A shipworm, a worm-like mollusk in the family Teredinidae that feeds on wood underwater in saltwater.

Synonyms

canker

caries

hickey

mite

weevil

whatchamacallit

wood worm

wood dust

wood borer

furniture beetle

powder-post beetle

Translations

tarlo

carcoma

Holzwurm

houtworm

σαράκι

corc

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anobides

camola

tarma

anobio

Tineola biselliella etc.

Anobiidae

Tinea pollionella

caruncho

Etymology

From wood + worm.