1. <zoology> Any larva of a beetle or moth, which is injurious to books. Many species are known.

2. A student closely attached to books or addicted to study; a reader without appreciation. "I wanted but a black gown and a salary to be as mere a bookworm as any there." (Pope)

(01 Mar 1998)

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