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currantworm

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cur⋅rant⋅worm

[kur-uhnt-wurm, kuhr-]
–noun
the larva of any of several insects, as a sawfly, Nematus ribesii (imported currantworm), which infests and feeds on the leaves and fruit of currants.

Origin:
1865–70; currant + worm
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