straw·worm (strô wûrm )n. The destructive larva of a wasp (Harmolita grandis), of western North America, that infests stalks of grain. |
strawworm [ˈstrɔːˌwɜːm]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for a caddis worm
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| Noun | 1. | strawworm - larva of the caddis fly; constructs a case of silk covered with sand or plant debris order Trichoptera, Trichoptera - an order of insects consisting of caddis flies caseworm - insect larva that constructs a protective case around its body |
| 2. |  strawworm - larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grainsChalcidae, Chalcididae, family Chalcidae, family Chalcididae - an arthropod family including: chalcidflies 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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