[boo
k-wurm] 
| 1. | a person devoted to reading or studying. |
| 2. | any of various insects that feed on books, esp. a booklouse. |
| book·worm (bŏŏk'wûrm') n.
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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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