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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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| —n | |
| 1. | a person excessively devoted to studying or reading |
| 2. | any of various small insects that feed on the binding paste of books, esp the book louse |
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Bookworm
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Word Origin & History
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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Encyclopedia Britannica
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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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In so many motion pictures does brawn get the break over brain that it is indeed encouraging when the bookworm finally turns.
It doesn't even have anything to do with whether you're a bookworm or a nerd or a geek.
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Everything he does is so silly that one can't possibly look upon him as a bookworm.
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