English Explanatory Dictionary

dropworm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The larva of any geometrid moth, such as the cankerworm, which drops from trees by means of a thread of silk.

Word forms

dropworm dropworms

Etymology

From drop + worm.

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