BOOKWORM


Meaning of BOOKWORM in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

1. : the larva of any of various moths or beetles (as the drugstore beetle) that injures books by feeding on the binding and paste and often piercing the leaves

2. : one unusually devoted to reading or studying books

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.