mopani worm

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noun

an edible caterpillar that feeds on mopani leaves

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Words nearby mopani worm

moot court, moot hall, moot point, mop, mopani, mopani worm, mopboard, mope, moped, mopery, mopes

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It appeared The Worm had turned, even though his ignorance remained wrong side up.
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Although everybody laughed at such a notion, the Worm-eating Warbler declared that he had a right to his own belief.
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It was no worm that Mrs. Robin had found, but Grandfather Mole's hairless tail sticking out of the ground.
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For Mrs. Robin had an end of a pinkish-white worm in her bill, on which she was tugging as hard as she could.
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When he was interviewed, fearsome in manner as he was, he sent the worm away packed with ideas and phrases.
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It also has an enemy, a small worm that forms in its body and gradually eats it up.
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