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mealworm
noun meal·worm \-ˌwərm\
Definition of MEALWORM
: the larva of a darkling beetle (especially genus Tenebrio) that infests grain products but is often raised as food for insectivorous animals, for laboratory use, or as fishing bait
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1658
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