bookworm

bookworm

book·worm / ˈboŏkˌwərm/ • n. 1. inf. a person devoted to reading. 2. the larva of a wood-boring beetle that feeds on the paper and glue in books.

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"bookworm." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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bookworm

bookworm popular name for the larvae of several beetles that bore through books, e.g., the drugstore, spider, and deathwatch beetles.

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"bookworm." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Newspaper article from: Daily Mail (London); 6/4/1999
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Magazine article from: USA TODAY; 5/1/1997

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