wireworm

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wireworm Long, cylindrical larva of a click beetle of n temperate woodlands. It is generally brown or yellow and is distinctly segmented. Most species live in the soil, and may cause serious damage to the roots of cultivated crops. Family Elateridae. The name also refers to any of the smooth-bodied millipedes of the family Paraiulidae.

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wire-worm See ELATERIDAE.

A Dictionary of Zoology MICHAEL ALLABY

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