mealworm

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M0179200 (mēl′wûrm′)n. A larva of any of various darkling beetles, especially Tenebrio molitor, which infests flour and other grain products and is often used as food for birds and reptiles and as fish bait.

mealworm

(ˈmiːlˌwɜːm) n (Animals) the larva of various beetles of the genus Tenebrio, esp T. molitor, feeding on meal, flour, and similar stored foods: family Tenebrionidae

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(ˈmilˌwɜrm)

n. the larva of any of several darkling beetles of the genus Tenebrio, that infests granaries and is used as food for birds and animals. [1650–60]

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Noun

mealworm - the larva of beetles of the family Tenebrionidaefamily Tenebrionidae, Tenebrionidae - a family of arthropods including darkling beetles and mealwormslarva - the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose

Translations

Mealworm

the larva of the beetle Tenebrio molitor of the family Tenebrionidae. It damages flour, grain, bran, bread, rusks, pasta, and other products. It sometimes spoils entomological collections. The cosmopolitan, nocturnal beetle appears in late spring. It reproduces in the cellars of warehouses, in mills, and in pasta and confectionery factories. Usually one generation develops per year. The larval phase lasts between 280 and 600 days

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noun the larva of beetles of the family Tenebrionidae

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