bookworm
[ boo k-wurm ]
/ ˈbʊkˌwɜrm /
noun
a person devoted to reading or studying.
any of various insects that feed on books, especially a booklouse.
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bookworm
/ (ˈbʊkˌwɜːm) /
noun
a person excessively devoted to studying or reading
any of various small insects that feed on the binding paste of books, esp the book louse
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bookworm
1590s (of people), 1855 of insects or maggots; there is no single species known by this name, which is applied to the anolium beetle, silverfishes, and book lice. See book (n.) + worm (n.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper