Word Net
woodworm n : a larva of a woodborerEnglish
Noun
woodworm (plural woodworms)Scientific names
Synonyms
A woodworm is not a specific
species.
It is the larval stage of
certain wood-boring
beetles including:
- Ambrosia beetles (Platypodidae, Scolytidae)
- Bark borer beetle / Waney edge borer (Ernobius mollis)
- Common furniture beetle (Anobium punctatum)
- Death watch beetle (Xestobium rufovillosum)
- House longhorn beetle (Hylotrupes bajulus)
- Powder post beetle (Lyctus brunneus)
- Weevils (Pentarthrum huttoni, Euophryum confine)
woodworm in Italian: tarlo
woodworm in German: Nagekäfer
woodworm in Dutch: Houtworm
woodworm in Polish: Kornik
woodworm in Finnish:
Jumit