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jointworm

N ตัวอ่อน แมลง พวก  Eurytomidae strawworm

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

JOINTWORM

JOINTWORM Joint "worm `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The larva of a small, hymenopterous fly (Eurytoma hordei ), which is found in gall-like swellings on the stalks of wheat, usually at or just above the first joint. In some parts of America it does great damage to the crop.