spindleworm
English
noun
Definitions
- (rare) The larva of a noctuid moth () which feeds inside the stalks of maize, sometimes causing much damage. It is smooth, with a black head and tail and a row of black dots across each segment.
Etymology
Compound from English spindle + English worm.
Origin
English
worm
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- angleworm English
- antispindle 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
- cankerworm 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
- 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
- hemispindle English
- hookworm English
- hornworm English
- horseworm English
- inchworm English
- jointworm English
- leafworm English
- lungworm English
- maltworm English
- mealworm English
- mealworm beetle English
- melonworm English
- minispindle English
- muckworm English
- multispindle English
- nanoworm English
- palmerworm English
- palmworm English
- perispindle 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
- spin English
- spindle English
- spindle-shanked English
- spindleful English
- spindlelegs English
- spindleshanks English
- spindletail English
- spindlework English
- spindly 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
- spyndel Middle English
- worm Middle English
- worm
- spin
- wormy
- wormer
- wormly
- deworm
- wormery
- witworm
- earworm
- eyeworm
- redworm
- pinworm
- budworm
- cutworm
- catworm
- bagworm
- wormish
- eelworm
- webworm
- wormlet
- waxworm
- spindle
- spindly
- ragworm
- dewworm
- potworm
- pileworm
- hornworm
- wormwood
- wormseed
- wormlike
- wireworm
- grubworm
- caseworm
- sandworm
- gnatworm
- wormshit
- coneworm
- wormcast
- maltworm
- gapeworm
- nanoworm
- wormlion
- wormskin
- buzzworm
- mealworm
- leafworm
- wormfish
- wormable
- wormling
- inchworm
- roseworm
- tapeworm
- bollworm
- fishworm
- spanworm
- rootworm
- glowworm
- whipworm
- ringworm
- wormhole
- silkworm
- cockworm
- wormfowl
- rainworm
- lungworm
- shipworm
- flagworm
- muckworm
- armyworm
- palmworm
- hairworm
- tubeworm
- pillworm
- cornworm
- wormroot
- slugworm
- bookworm
- woodworm
- rye-worm
- seatworm
- beetworm
- wormless
- antiworm
- fireworm
- flatworm
- dropworm
- hookworm
- backworm
- whiteworm
- wormgrass
- wormproof
- flukeworm
- gourdworm
- jointworm
- fleshworm
- strawworm
- screwworm
- taintworm
- wheatworm
- skin worm
- superworm
- horseworm
- arrowworm
- earthworm
- angleworm
- eigenworm
- brainworm
- blackworm
- roundworm
- tree worm
- melonworm
- heartworm
- spoonworm
- threadworm
- pickleworm
- tongueworm
- wheal-worm
- cryptoworm
- arrow worm
- basketworm
- groundworm
- wormridden
- copperworm
- caddisworm
- cankerworm
- spindleful
- palmerworm
- perispindle
- thunderworm
- spindlelegs
- hemispindle
- spindletail
- spindlework
- minispindle
- antispindle
- bladderworm
- multispindle
- spindleshanks
- spindle-shanked
- mealworm beetle