meal·worm (m l wûrm )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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| Noun | 1. |  mealworm - the larva of beetles of the family Tenebrionidaefamily 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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