| BAGWORM | • bagworm n. A member of the family Psychidae of the Lepidoptera. • bagworm n. (Proscribed) The Eastern tent caterpillar. • bagworm n. Fall webworm. |
| BUDWORM | • budworm n. Any of various moth caterpillars. • BUDWORM n. a moth larva that feeds on plant buds. |
| CATWORM | • catworm n. A nephtyid. • CATWORM n. a polychaete worm frequently used as a fishing bait. |
| CUTWORM | • cutworm n. The larva of any of the many moths of the family Noctuidae, considered an agricultural pest. • CUTWORM n. a caterpillar, esp. of the moth genus Agrotis, that feeds on the stems of young plants. |
| EARWORM | • earworm n. A tune that keeps replaying in one’s head or that one keeps thinking about, especially if unwanted. • earworm n. (Originally US) Short for corn earworm (“larva of the moths Helicoverpa zea (syn. Heliothis zea) and… • earworm n. (Archaic) An earwig (“insect of the order Dermaptera”). |
| EELWORM | • eelworm n. A nematode, or roundworm, especially any that resemble small eels and feed on plants. • EELWORM n. a small roundworm. |
| ICEWORM | • ice␣worm n. Any of several worms, of the genus Mesenchytraeus, that inhabit glacial ice. • ICEWORM n. a small worm found in glaciers. |
| LOBWORM | • lobworm n. The lugworm. • lob-worm n. The lugworm, especially when used in angling. • lob␣worm n. Alternative form of lob-worm. |
| LUGWORM | • lugworm n. Any of several species of large marine annelid worm of the genus Arenicola. • LUGWORM n. a burrowing marine worm, much used as fishing bait, also LOBWORM. |
| PINWORM | • pinworm n. Any of several nematode worms, of the family Oxyuridae, that are parasitic to mammals. • PINWORM n. a small nematoid worm, parasitic chiefly in the rectum of man. |
| RAGWORM | • ragworm n. A polychaete worm in the genus Nereis or the family Nereididae, often used as bait in fishing. • RAGWORM n. any polychaete worm of the family Nereidae, found in sand or under stones and often used as bait. |
| SEAWORM | • seaworm n. Alternative form of sea worm. • sea␣worm n. A marine annelid. • SEAWORM n. a marine worm. |
| WAXWORM | • waxworm n. A larva of a wax moth. • waxworm n. A larva of the Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella). • WAXWORM n. a moth that infests beehives. |
| WEBWORM | • webworm n. Any of various caterpillars, of diverse moth families, that spin a web; the moth species of such a caterpillar. • WEBWORM n. a web-spinning caterpillar. |