EARWORM

PRONUNCIATION: (EER-wuhrm)

MEANING: noun:
1. A catchy song or tune that keeps involuntarily repeating in one’s mind.
2. An agricultural pest commonly known as corn earworm, of the species Helicoverpa zea or Helicoverpa armigera.

ETYMOLOGY: Loan translation of German Ohrwurm (earwig, earworm). Earliest documented use: 1598. See also earwig.
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BEARWORM - a parasite that infects ursines

EARWARM - what people wear hats to keep their

FEARWORM - that gnawing worry you just can't shake