| 单词 | oakworm |
| 释义 | > as lemmasoakworm oakworm n. (originally) any of various moth larvae that live on oaks, esp. as used by anglers for bait; (now usually) spec. (the larva of) an oak moth of the family Dioptidae. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > division Vermes > [noun] > member of (worm) > parasitic or harmful > to plants nut-wormc1475 oakworm1577 canker-blossom1600 redworm1705 1577 Arte of Angling sig. Eiiiv He will byte, either at the red worme, ientill, oke worme, or malt corn. 1653 I. Walton Compl. Angler iv. 95 The dock-worm, the oake-worm, the gilt-tail, and too many to name. View more context for this quotation 1831 Spirit of Times (N.Y.) 10 Dec. 4/4 I think the oak or white worm the most enticing bait, although I have seen them as readily take the shiner or smelt. 1980 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 107 29/1 Orange-striped oakworms can defoliate trees severely enough to cause mortality. 1988 Ecology 69 1118/2 An outbreak of the California oakworm (Phyrganidia californica Packard). < as lemmas |
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