The caterpillar of the five-spotted hawkmoth (Manduca quinquemaculata).

A small nematoid worm found in the water tanks of India, supposed by some to be the young of the guinea-worm.

An anthelmintic consisting of oil obtained from the seeds of Dysphania anthelmintica (syn. Chenopodium anthelminticum.

A zigzag fence composed of rails crossing one another at their ends.

plural of worm fence

Construction works, such as scaffolding, to facilitate the erection of the main work.

(idiomatic) A vulgar word.

Alternative form of babble word

A phonemically basic word, one which is easy for small children to pronounce and which therefore tends to be produced by them early on (for example, mama).

An anthelmintic tea or tisane.