tree worm

短语

词形变化

tree worms 复数 tree worms

别名

tree-worm

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A worm that lives in trees, feeding primarily upon woody material.

  2. 2.

    A lowly, parasitic individual; slimeball, lowlife.

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词源

From Middle English tree worme, tre-worme, treworme, from Old English trēowwyrm (“tree-worm, palmerworm”), equivalent to tree + worm.

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