wheatworm

English

Etymology

wheat +‎ worm

Noun

wheatworm (plural wheatworms)

Anguina tritici, a nematode worm that attacks wheat.

Synonyms

(Anguina tritici): ear-cockle nematode, seed-gall nematode, seed and leaf gall nematode, wheat gall nematode, wheat seed gall nematode, wheat seed-gall nematode, wheat seed and leaf gall nematode

Further reading

wheatworm in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
wheatworm at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anguina tritici on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anguina on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Anguina tritici on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anguina tritici at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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