01 n. One of the larvae of various species of snapping beetles, or elaters; -- so called from their slenderness and the uncommon hardness of the …
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One of the larvae of various species of snapping beetles, or elaters; -- so called from their slenderness and the uncommon hardness of the integument. Wireworms are sometimes very destructive to the roots of plants. Called also wire grub.(Zool.) Also: wire grub