strawworm

English Thesaurus

1. larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and other grains (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	larva,
definition	:	the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	chalcidae, chalcididae, family chalcidae, family chalcididae,
definition	:	an arthropod family including: chalcidflies (noun.animal)

2. larva of the caddis fly; constructs a case of silk covered with sand or plant debris (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	caseworm,
definition	:	insect larva that constructs a protective case around its body (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	order trichoptera, trichoptera,
definition	:	an order of insects consisting of caddis flies (noun.animal)