wheal-worm

English

noun
Definitions
  • (archaic) Any of various insects or arachnids the bites of which produce raised sores.
  • (archaic) A harvest mite, Trombicula sp.
  • (obsolete) Acarus autumnalis, a species of mite

Etymology

Compound from English wheal + English worm.

Origin

English

worm

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