screwworm
English
noun
Definitions
- The larva of the fly (New World screwworm) or (Old World screwworm). The larvae are parasitic in humans and animals and are distinctive in eating living flesh of mammals, unlike most maggots, which eat only dead flesh.
Etymology
Compound from English screw (meddle, play with) + English worm.
Origin
English
worm
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- airscrew English
- 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
- bottlescrew English
- brainworm English
- budworm English
- buzzworm English
- caddisworm English
- cankerworm English
- caseworm English
- catworm English
- cockworm English
- coneworm English
- copperworm English
- corkscrew English
- cornworm English
- cryptoworm English
- cutworm English
- deworm English
- dewworm English
- dropworm English
- earthworm English
- earworm English
- eelworm English
- eigenworm 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
- jackscrew English
- jointworm English
- leadscrew English
- leafworm English
- lungworm English
- maltworm English
- mealworm English
- mealworm beetle English
- melonworm English
- microscrew English
- mindscrew English
- miniscrew 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
- rescrew English
- ringworm English
- rootworm English
- roseworm English
- roundworm English
- rye-worm English
- sandworm English
- screw English
- screw pine English
- screwability English
- screwable English
- screwback English
- screwball English
- screwbean English
- screwcap English
- screwcapped English
- screwdriver English
- screwdriving English
- screwed English
- screwee English
- screwer English
- screwface English
- screwgate English
- screwhead English
- screwjack English
- screwjob English
- screwless English
- screwlike English
- screwman English
- screwplate English
- screwpress English
- screwtape English
- screwtop English
- screwy 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
- thumbscrew English
- thunderworm English
- tongueworm English
- tree worm English
- tubeworm English
- turnscrew English
- unscrew 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
- Schraube German
- worm Portuguese
- ワーム Japanese
- screw Middle English
- worm Middle English
- scriú Irish
- สกรู Thai
- skru Tok Pisin
- worm
- wormy
- screw
- wormer
- deworm
- wormly
- screwy
- eyeworm
- pinworm
- screwer
- webworm
- waxworm
- ragworm
- screwee
- potworm
- wormery
- unscrew
- witworm
- earworm
- redworm
- budworm
- cutworm
- catworm
- bagworm
- wormish
- eelworm
- wormlet
- rescrew
- screwed
- dewworm
- hornworm
- wormseed
- wormwood
- wormlike
- airscrew
- wormshit
- maltworm
- nanoworm
- wormlion
- leafworm
- wormfish
- wormable
- inchworm
- roseworm
- tapeworm
- bollworm
- whipworm
- ringworm
- silkworm
- flagworm
- wormfowl
- rainworm
- lungworm
- muckworm
- hairworm
- pillworm
- cornworm
- screwman
- beetworm
- wormless
- fireworm
- screwtop
- pileworm
- screwjob
- wireworm
- grubworm
- caseworm
- sandworm
- gnatworm
- coneworm
- wormcast
- gapeworm
- wormskin
- mealworm
- buzzworm
- wormling
- fishworm
- spanworm
- rootworm
- glowworm
- wormhole
- cockworm
- shipworm
- armyworm
- palmworm
- tubeworm
- wormroot
- slugworm
- bookworm
- screwcap
- woodworm
- rye-worm
- seatworm
- antiworm
- flatworm
- dropworm
- hookworm
- backworm
- screwball
- screwjack
- screwgate
- gourdworm
- fleshworm
- miniscrew
- screwlike
- horseworm
- screwable
- earthworm
- angleworm
- blackworm
- roundworm
- screwless
- screwtape
- heartworm
- whiteworm
- wormgrass
- wormproof
- flukeworm
- leadscrew
- screwhead
- jointworm
- turnscrew
- strawworm
- mindscrew
- taintworm
- wheatworm
- skin worm
- screwback
- superworm
- arrowworm
- corkscrew
- brainworm
- eigenworm
- screwface
- tree worm
- melonworm
- jackscrew
- screwbean
- spoonworm
- threadworm
- pickleworm
- tongueworm
- wheal-worm
- screw pine
- cryptoworm
- arrow worm
- basketworm
- screwpress
- groundworm
- copperworm
- microscrew
- screwplate
- wormridden
- thumbscrew
- caddisworm
- cankerworm
- palmerworm
- thunderworm
- bottlescrew
- spindleworm
- bladderworm
- screwdriver
- screwcapped
- screwdriving
- screwability
- mealworm beetle