cankerworm
English
noun
Definitions
- Either of two caterpillars, the larvae of geometrid moths, that are destructive to fruit, buds and leaves.
- (figurative) A corrupting or destructive force.
Etymology
Compound from English canker + English worm.
Origin
English
worm
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- angleworm English
- antiworm English
- armyworm English
- arrow worm English
- arrowworm English
- backworm English
- bagworm English
- basketworm English
- beetworm English
- blackworm English
- bladderworm English
- bollworm English
- bookworm English
- brainworm English
- budworm English
- buzzworm English
- caddisworm English
- canker English
- cankered English
- cankerlike English
- cankerous English
- cankery English
- caseworm English
- catworm English
- cockworm English
- coneworm English
- copperworm English
- cornworm English
- cryptoworm English
- cutworm English
- deworm English
- dewworm English
- dropworm English
- earthworm English
- earworm English
- eelworm English
- eigenworm English
- encanker English
- eyeworm English
- fireworm English
- fishworm English
- flagworm English
- flatworm English
- fleshworm English
- flukeworm English
- gapeworm English
- glowworm English
- gnatworm English
- gourdworm English
- groundworm English
- grubworm English
- hairworm English
- heartworm English
- hookworm English
- hornworm English
- horseworm English
- inchworm English
- jointworm English
- leafworm English
- lungworm English
- maltworm English
- mealworm English
- mealworm beetle English
- melonworm English
- muckworm English
- nanoworm English
- palmerworm English
- palmworm English
- pickleworm English
- pileworm English
- pillworm English
- pinworm English
- potworm English
- ragworm English
- rainworm English
- redworm English
- ringworm English
- rootworm English
- roseworm English
- roundworm English
- rye-worm English
- sandworm English
- screwworm English
- seatworm English
- shipworm English
- silkworm English
- skin worm English
- slugworm English
- spanworm English
- spindleworm English
- spoonworm English
- strawworm English
- superworm English
- taintworm English
- tapeworm English
- threadworm English
- thunderworm English
- tongueworm English
- tree worm English
- tubeworm English
- waxworm English
- webworm English
- wheal-worm English
- wheatworm English
- whipworm English
- whiteworm English
- wireworm English
- witworm English
- woodworm English
- worm English
- wormable English
- wormcast English
- wormer English
- wormery English
- wormfish English
- wormfowl English
- wormgrass English
- wormhole English
- wormish English
- wormless English
- wormlet English
- wormlike English
- wormling English
- wormlion English
- wormly English
- wormproof English
- wormridden English
- wormroot English
- wormseed English
- wormshit English
- wormskin English
- wormwood English
- wormy English
- worm Portuguese
- ワーム Japanese
- canker Middle English
- worm Middle English
- worm
- wormy
- wormer
- deworm
- wormly
- canker
- eyeworm
- pinworm
- webworm
- waxworm
- cankery
- ragworm
- potworm
- wormery
- witworm
- earworm
- redworm
- budworm
- cutworm
- catworm
- bagworm
- wormish
- eelworm
- wormlet
- dewworm
- hornworm
- wormseed
- wormwood
- wormlike
- wormshit
- maltworm
- nanoworm
- wormlion
- leafworm
- wormfish
- wormable
- inchworm
- roseworm
- tapeworm
- bollworm
- whipworm
- ringworm
- silkworm
- flagworm
- wormfowl
- rainworm
- lungworm
- muckworm
- hairworm
- pillworm
- cornworm
- beetworm
- wormless
- fireworm
- cankered
- pileworm
- wireworm
- grubworm
- caseworm
- sandworm
- gnatworm
- coneworm
- wormcast
- gapeworm
- wormskin
- mealworm
- buzzworm
- wormling
- encanker
- fishworm
- spanworm
- rootworm
- glowworm
- wormhole
- cockworm
- shipworm
- armyworm
- palmworm
- tubeworm
- wormroot
- slugworm
- bookworm
- woodworm
- rye-worm
- seatworm
- antiworm
- flatworm
- dropworm
- hookworm
- backworm
- gourdworm
- fleshworm
- screwworm
- horseworm
- earthworm
- angleworm
- blackworm
- roundworm
- heartworm
- whiteworm
- wormgrass
- wormproof
- flukeworm
- jointworm
- strawworm
- taintworm
- wheatworm
- skin worm
- superworm
- arrowworm
- eigenworm
- brainworm
- tree worm
- melonworm
- cankerous
- spoonworm
- threadworm
- pickleworm
- tongueworm
- wheal-worm
- cryptoworm
- arrow worm
- basketworm
- groundworm
- copperworm
- cankerlike
- wormridden
- caddisworm
- palmerworm
- thunderworm
- spindleworm
- bladderworm
- mealworm beetle