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mealworm
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meal·worm  (mlwûrm)
n.
The larva of various beetles of the genus Tenebrio that infest flour and other grain products and are often raised for bird feed.
mealworm [ˈmiːlˌwɜːm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the larva of various beetles of the genus Tenebrio, esp T. molitor, feeding on meal, flour, and similar stored foods: family Tenebrionidae
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Noun1.mealworm - the larva of beetles of the family Tenebrionidaemealworm - the larva of beetles of the family Tenebrionidae
family Tenebrionidae, Tenebrionidae - a family of arthropods including darkling beetles and mealworms
larva - the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose
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mealworm
n → Mehlwurm m
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