butterworm

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noun

The caterpillar of the Chilean moth Chilecomadia moorei.

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Meanings

nounbutterworm (plural butterworms)

plural butterworms

  1. biologyThe caterpillar of the Chilean moth Chilecomadia moorei.

Origin

From butter + worm.

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APA

butterworm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butterworm

MLA

“butterworm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butterworm. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “butterworm,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butterworm.

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