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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The larva of the beetle Zophobas atratus, common in the pet industry as a food source for reptiles, amphibians, etc..
To find out, Dr. Rinke and his colleagues grew three groups of superworms in the lab. One group ate bran, one ate blocks of polystyrene and the third ate nothing. (The experiments were temporarily halted by hungry superworms’ tendency to turn cannibal; giving each unfed superworm its own private space allowed the study to continue.)
Use superworm when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Superworm means The larva of the beetle Zophobas atratus, common in the pet industry as a food source for reptiles, amphibians, etc..
Common synonyms include kingworm, barley worm, morio worm.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
To find out, Dr. Rinke and his colleagues grew three groups of superworms in the lab. One group ate bran, one ate blocks of polystyrene and the third ate nothing. (The experiments were temporarily halted by hungry superworms’ tendency to turn cannibal; giving each unfed superworm its own private space allowed the study to continue.)
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