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potato tuberworm

pota·to tu·ber·worm
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too-ber-wurm, tyoo-]
    • /ˈtu bərˌwɜrm, ˈtyu-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too-ber-wurm, tyoo-]
    • /ˈtu bərˌwɜrm, ˈtyu-/

Definition of potato tuberworm words

  • noun potato tuberworm the larva of the potato moth. 1

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Origin of potato tuberworm

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1935-40; tuber1 + worm

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Parts of speech for Potato tuberworm

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
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potato tuberworm popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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