noun
Meaning 1
Anguina tritici, a nematode worm that attacks wheat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
wheatworm
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noun
Meaning 2
small roundworm parasitic on wheat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wheat eel, wheat eelworm, Tylenchus tritici
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: nematode, nematode worm, roundworm
History
Etymology
From wheat + worm.