Strawworm: alternatives and connections

An apparatus formerly used in distillation, usually made of glass or metal. It has mostly given place to the retort and worm still.

A lepidopterous insect, which in the larval state often travels in great multitudes from field to field, destroying grass, grain, and…

any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable curved spines at ea…

A parasitic nematoid worm, espec. the roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides, often occurring in the human intestine, and allied species foun…

One of several lepidopterous insects which construct, in the larval state, a baglike case which they carry about for protection. One s…

A peculiar marine worm. See Enteropneusta, and Tornaria.

A species of Ambrosia (A. artemisiaefolia); Roman worm wood.

A knot of worms, or of rags, on a string, used in angling, as for eels; formerly, a worm suitable for bait.

A weevil; a worm that breeds in malt, biscuit, etc.

Same as Branlin, fish and worm.

A small red worm or larva, used as bait for small fresh-water fish; -- so called from its red color.

A small line made of spun yarn, to bind or worm cables, seize tackles, etc.

See Caddice.

The larva of a caddice fly. These larvae generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally with pieces of…

A caddice. See Caddice.

The larval state of a butterfly or any lepidopterous insect; sometimes, but less commonly, the larval state of other insects, as the s…

The larval form of a trematode worm having the shape of a tadpole, with its body terminated by a tail-like appendage.

any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable curved spines at ea…