Meanings
nounwolf worm (plural wolf worms)
plural wolf worms
- USbotfly larva
Even the pretty fawn is full of wolf worms in the summer
2003, Vic Chesnutt, “Wren's Nest”, in Silver Lake1 more example
No matter what the inconvenience, you must be concerned with such things as screw worms, wolf worms, scabies, ticks, lumpy jaw, teat fever.
1965, Oren Arnold, Irons in the Fire: Cattle Brand Lore, Abelard-Schuman, page 57
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