fireworm

[fahyuh r-wurm]

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noun

the larva of any of several moths, as Rhopobota naevana (black-headed fireworm), which feeds on the leaves of cranberries and causes them to wither.
glowworm.

Origin of fireworm

First recorded in 1560–70; fire + worm

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