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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
book·worm       [book-wurm] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a person devoted to reading or studying.
2.any of various insects that feed on books, esp. a booklouse.

[Origin: 1590–1600; book + worm]
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
book·worm       (bŏŏk'wûrm')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. One who spends much time reading or studying.
  2. Any of various insects, especially booklice and silverfish, that infest books and feed on the paste in the bindings.

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
bookworm 
1599 (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.

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bookworm

noun
1. a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit [syn: pedant
2. someone who spends a great deal of time reading 

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Bookworm

Book"worm`\, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any larva of a beetle or moth, which is injurious to books. Many species are known.

2. A student closely attached to books or addicted to study; a reader without appreciation.

I wanted but a black gown and a salary to be as mere a bookworm as any there. --Pope.

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