cankerworm

English

Etymology

From canker +‎ worm.

Noun

cankerworm (plural cankerworms)

  1. Either of two caterpillars, the larvae of geometrid moths, that are destructive to fruit, buds and leaves.
  2. (figurative) A corrupting or destructive force.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.