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web⋅worm

[web-wurm]
–noun
the larva of any of several moths, as Hyphantria cunea (fall webworm) or Loxostege similalis (garden webworm), which spins a web over the foliage on which it feeds.

Origin:
1790–1800, Americanism; web + worm
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web·worm   (wěb'wûrm')   
n.  Any of various usually destructive caterpillars that construct webs.
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