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potato tuberworm

[too-ber-wurm, tyoo-]

pota·to tu·ber·worm

[too-ber-wurm, tyoo-]
noun
the larva of the potato moth.

Origin:
1935–40, Americanism; tuber + worm
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an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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potato tuberworm

noun
larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco 
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