English Explanatory Dictionary

rye-worm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The larva of a fly, Chlorops pumilionis, an agricultural pest which feeds on stems of several species of grain and other grasses.

Word forms

rye-worm rye-worms

Etymology

From rye + worm.

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