any of several hymenopteran insect larvae (family Eurytomidae) which damage the stalks of grain
strawworm in American English
(ˈstrɔˌwɜːrm)
noun
1.
caddisworm
2.
jointworm
Word origin
[1645–55; straw + worm]This word is first recorded in the period 1645–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bulletin, cruise, halftone, regulator, sponsor