释义 |
Meal worm
(Zool.) | the larva of a beetle (Tenebrio molitor) which infests granaries, bakehouses, etc., and is very injurious to flour and meal. |
See also: Meal EncyclopediaSeeMealwormmeal worm
meal wormthe larva of beetles of the genus Tenebrio; both larvae and adults are important pests, destroying flour, meal, and other cereal products; they are also intermediate hosts of nematodes of the genus Gongylonema, and of various tapeworms of the genus Hymenolepis.ThesaurusSeemealworm |