strawworm

straw·worm

S0800900 (strô′wûrm′)n. A larva of a chalcid wasp, Tetramesa grandis, of western North America, that infests wheat and reduces yield.

strawworm

(ˈstrɔːˌwɜːm) n (Animals) another name for a caddisworm

joint•worm

(ˈdʒɔɪntˌwɜrm)

n. a chalcid larva that feeds within the stems of grasses, often forming a gall at a joint. Also called strawworm.

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Noun

1.strawworm - larva of the caddis fly; constructs a case of silk covered with sand or plant debriscaddiswormorder Trichoptera, Trichoptera - an order of insects consisting of caddis fliescaseworm - insect larva that constructs a protective case around its body

2.strawworm - larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grainsjointwormChalcidae, Chalcididae, family Chalcidae, family Chalcididae - an arthropod family including: chalcidflieslarva - 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