How to pronounce wireworm
American English pronunciation
WYR-wurm
- IPA
- /ˈwaɪɹˌwɝm/
- Syllables
- WYR · wurm (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What wireworm means
A thin, tough beetle grub that eats plant roots
In a sentence: A wireworm had chewed the roots of the young corn plants.
Where it comes from: It is wire plus worm, named for how slender and unusually hard these grubs are.
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