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currantworm

American

[kur-uhnt-wurm, kuhr-] / ˈkɜr əntˌwɜrm, ˈkʌr- /

noun

the larva of any of several insects, as a sawfly, Nematus ribesii imported currantworm, which infests and feeds on the leaves and fruit of currants.

First recorded in 1865–70; currant + worm

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