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(1):

(n.) One of the larvae of various species of snapping beetles, or elaters; - so called from their slenderness and the uncommon hardness of the integument. Wireworms are sometimes very destructive to the roots of plants. Called also wire grub.

(2):

(n.) A galleyworm.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Wireworm'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/wireworm.html. 1828.
 
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