FIREWORM


Meaning of FIREWORM in English

/fuyeur"werrm'/ , n.

1. the larva of any of several moths, as Rhopobota naevana (black-headed fireworm) , which feeds on the leaves of cranberries and causes them to wither.

2. glowworm.

[ 1560-70; FIRE + WORM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .