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webworm

noun web·worm \-ˌwərm\

Definition of WEBWORM

:  any of various caterpillars that are more or less gregarious and spin large webs
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First Known Use of WEBWORM

1797

Rhymes with WEBWORM

affirm, bagworm, bloodworm, bookworm, budworm, confirm, cutworm, deworm, dew worm, earthworm, eelworm, flatworm, glowworm, heartworm, hookworm, hornworm, inchworm, infirm, long-term, lugworm, lungworm, midterm, pinworm, ringworm, roundworm, sandworm, screwworm, short-term, silkworm, tapeworm, woodworm

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15 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. webworm
  2. alfalfa webworm
  3. beet webworm
  4. cabbage webworm
  5. fall webworm
  6. garden webworm
  7. grass webworm
  8. Hawaiian beet webworm
  9. juniper webworm
  10. mimosa webworm
  11. parsnip webworm
  12. pine webworm
  13. sod webworm
  14. sorghum webworm
  15. turf webworm
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