Mēal'-worm, n.
(-wūrm), n. (Entom.) The larve of a coleopterous insect of the genus Tenebrio (T. melitor). It infests granaries, corn-mills, bake-houses, &c., and is very injurious to flour, meal, and the like. Baird.
(-wūrm), n. (Entom.) The larve of a coleopterous insect of the genus Tenebrio (T. melitor). It infests granaries, corn-mills, bake-houses, &c., and is very injurious to flour, meal, and the like. Baird.