Definitions
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- noun A
caterpillar that eats the leaves of plants.
Etymologies
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From Middle English *leefworm, *lefwurm, from Old English lēafwyrm ("caterpillar"), equivalent to leaf + worm.
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A small jig tipped with a giant redworm, leafworm, small leech or waxworm has worked well.
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