jointworm

ˈdʒɔɪntˌwɜːm

Definition

Definition of jointworm - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

agriculture

TECH.

larva of chalcid flies harmful to wheat straw

TECH.

The wheat straw was infested with jointworms.

cereal stems

TECH.

larva of Harmolita forming galls on cereal stems

TECH.

Farmers noticed jointworms on the cereal stems.

gall

insect

pest

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Origin of jointworm

English, joint (connection) + worm (larva)

Examples of jointworm in a sentence

Jointworm infestation can severely damage wheat production.
The infestation of jointworms affected the harvest.
Jointworms can cause significant damage to crops.

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French:larve de chalcidée, cécidomyie, ...
German:Erzwespenlarve, Getreidegallenlarve, ...
Italian:verme del grano, larva di Harmolita, ...
Spanish:gusano de la paja, larva de Harmolita, ...
Portuguese:larva de mosca, larva de Harmolita, ...
Chinese:麦秆虫, 麦瘿蜂, ...
Japanese:ジョイントワーム, ...
Arabic:دودَةُ المَفاصِل, دودة العقد, ...
Hebrew:זַחַל מַזִּיק שֶׁל זְבוּב כַּלְצִיד, חַרְקוֹן הַדְּגָנִים, ...
Russian:личинка хальцид, стеблевая муха, ...
Ukrainian:стеблові мухи, личинка-зернівка, ...
Hindi:जॉइंटवर्म, लार्वा, ...
Bengali:জয়েন্টওয়ার্ম, গল পোকা, ...
Catalan:cuc de les juntes, cuc de tija, ...
Czech:škůdce pšeničných stébel, larva žlabatky na obilninách, ...
Danish:leddorm, ledorm, ...
Dutch:knoopworm, halmvlieg, ...
Greek:σκουλήκι αρθρώσεων, ...
Hungarian:búzaszárat károsító gubacsdarázslárva, gabonaszáron gubacsot képző Harmolita-lárva, ...
Khmer:ដង្កូវរបស់រុយកាល់ស៊ីដដែលបំផ្លាញដើមស្រូវសាលី, ដង្កូវរបស់សត្វហាម៉ូលីតាដែលបង្កើតដុំប៉ោងលើដើមធញ្ញជាតិ, ...
Korean:조인트웜, 줄기벌레, ...
Persian:کرم مفصلی, لارو گال‌ساز, ...
Polish:pryszczarek, galasówka, ...
Portuguese (BR):larva de cálcido, larva de Harmolita, ...
Romanian:vierme de pai, larvă de Harmolita, ...
Swedish:halmgallmygga, stråmalarv, ...
Thai:หนอนข้อ, ตัวอ่อนของ Harmolita, ...
Turkish:eklem kurdu, tahıl kurdu, ...
Vietnamese:sâu đục thân, ...

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