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meal⋅worm

[meel-wurm]
–noun
the larva of any of several darkling beetles of the genus Tenebrio, which infests granaries and is used as food for birds and animals.

Origin:
1650–60; meal 2 + worm
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meal·worm   (mēl'wûrm')   
n.  The larva of various beetles of the genus Tenebrio that infest flour and other grain products and are often raised for bird feed.
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