waxworm

English

Etymology

From wax +‎ worm.

Noun

waxworm (plural waxworms)

1. A larva of a wax moth.
2. A larva of the Indian meal moth (Plodia interpunctella).

References

• “waxworm”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “waxworm”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• waxworm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia