wire·worm
| \ ˈwī(-ə)r-ˌwərm
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Definition of wireworm
: any of the slender hard-coated larvae of various click beetles that include some destructive especially to plant roots
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“Wireworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wireworm. Accessed 16 Sep. 2021.
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The first known use of wireworm was in 1771
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