worms: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of worms
- earthworms«Word Popularity Bar3/5
earthworm
- noun terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
angleworm; dew worm; fishworm; wiggler; nightwalker; fishing worm; red worm; nightcrawler; crawler.
- noun terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
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roundworm
- noun infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches
ringworm; tinea.
- noun unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
nematode; nematode worm.
- noun infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches
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flatworm
- noun parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body
platyhelminth.
- noun parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body
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tapeworm
- noun ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates
cestode.
- noun ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates
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silkworm
- noun the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk
- noun larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
wild wilkworm; giant silkworm.
- noun the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk
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hookworm
- noun parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
- noun infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin
hookworm disease.
- noun parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
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pinworm
- noun small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children
Enterobius vermicularis; threadworm.
- noun small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children
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threadworm
- noun small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children
Enterobius vermicularis; pinworm.
- noun small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children
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eelworm
- noun any of various small free-living plant-parasitic roundworms
- noun any of various small free-living plant-parasitic roundworms
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bloodworm
- noun a segmented marine worm with bright red body; often used for bait
- noun a segmented marine worm with bright red body; often used for bait
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lugworm
- noun marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait
lobworm; lug.
- noun marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait
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mealworm
- noun the larva of beetles of the family Tenebrionidae
- noun the larva of beetles of the family Tenebrionidae
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wireworm
- noun wormlike larva of various elaterid beetles; feeds on roots of many crop plants
- noun wormlike larva of various elaterid beetles; feeds on roots of many crop plants
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cutworm
- noun North American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the ground
- noun North American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the ground
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bookworm
- noun a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
pedant; scholastic.
- noun someone who spends a great deal of time reading
- noun a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
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armyworm
- noun noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain
army worm; Pseudaletia unipuncta.
- noun moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes
Pseudaletia unipuncta.
- noun noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain
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bollworm
- noun any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls
- noun any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls
- webworms1/5
webworm
- noun several gregarious moth larvae that spin webs over foliage on which they feed
- noun several gregarious moth larvae that spin webs over foliage on which they feed
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shipworm
- noun wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells
teredinid.
- noun wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells
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inchworm
- noun small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae
measuring worm; looper.
- noun small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae
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glowworm
- noun the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly
- noun the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly
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tubeworm
(Zoöl.) Any annelid which constructs a tube; one of the Tubicolæ.
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whipworm
(Zoöl.) A nematode worm ( Trichocephalus dispar ) often found parasitic in the human intestine. Its body is thickened posteriorly, but is very long and threadlike anteriorly.
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sandworm
(Zoöl.) (a) Any one of numerous species of annelids which burrow in the sand of the seashore. (b) Any species of annelids of the genus Sabellaria . They construct firm tubes of agglutinated sand on rocks and shells, and are sometimes destructive to oysters.(c) The chigoe, a species of flea.
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lungworm
(Zoöl.) Any one of several species of parasitic nematoid worms which infest the lungs and air passages of cattle, sheep, and other animals, often proving fatal. The lungworm of cattle ( Strongylus micrurus ) and that of sheep (S. filaria ) are the best known.
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screwworms
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Suffixes of worms
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wormseed
- noun rank-smelling tropical American pigweed
Spanish tea; Chenopodium ambrosioides; American wormseed; Mexican tea.
- noun rank-smelling tropical American pigweed
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
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