单词 | palm-worm |
释义 | > as lemmaspalm-worm palm-worm n. †(a) = palmer-worm at palmer n.1 2a (obsolete); (b) = palm grub n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Myriapoda > [noun] > order Chilopoda > member of > unspecified type palm-worm1706 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Palm-Worm, an American Insect half a Foot long..remarkable for its infinite Number of Feet, and two Claws at Head and Tail, with which it wounds and poisons Men. 1855 Harper's Mag. July 200/1 Of equal value is the famous palm-worm of the West Indies. 1994 P. J. Gullan & P. S. Cranston Insects i. 4/2 These fat legless grubs.., often called palmworms, provide one of the richest sources of animal fat. < as lemmas |
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