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noun
1.
a person devoted to reading or studying.
2.
any of various insects that feed on books, especially a booklouse.
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Bookworm
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bookworm
1590s (of people), 1855 of insects or maggots; there is no single species known by this name, which is applied to the anolium beetle, silverfishes, and book lice.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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bookworm
any insect (e.g., moths, beetles) whose larval (or adult) forms injure books by gnawing the binding and piercing the pages with small holes. No single species may properly be called the bookworm because a large number of insects feed upon dry, starchy material or paper and may damage books
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