webworm

[ web-wurm ]

noun

the larva of any of several moths, as Hyphantria cunea(fall webworm ) or Loxostege similalis(garden webworm ), which spins a web over the foliage on which it feeds.

Origin of webworm

¹

An Americanism dating back to 1790–1800; web + worm

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How to use webworm in a sentence

In nests of webworm and beaten from bushes of bayberry, Myrica cerifera, along edge of pine woods (Rehn and Hebard, 1916).
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches | Louis M. Roth
Chorisoneura texensis has been found in nests of webworm in Florida (Rehn and Hebard, 1916).
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches | Louis M. Roth

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