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# mealworm

noun (a mealworm, mealworms)

«mealworm» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The larva (young form) of a darkling beetle; it looks like a small yellow-brown worm and eats grain and flour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mealworm/#m1)
2. Mealworms sold as food for birds, reptiles and pets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mealworm/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons mealworms are used to watch life cycles: larva, pupa, beetle. Bird lovers put mealworms out for robins. Some people eat them as insect food rich in protein. They are not real worms. Phrases: «dried mealworms», «mealworm beetle».

### Examples

- We watched our mealworms turn into beetles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mealworm/#x1)
- Robins love mealworms in winter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mealworm/#x2)
- My lizard eats live mealworms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mealworm/#x3)
- A mealworm is a larva, not a worm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mealworm/#x4)
- Mealworms can live in old flour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mealworm/#x5)
- Some people cook mealworms as a snack. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mealworm/#x6)

### Note

One word. Countable. Not a real worm — it is an insect.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «mealworm» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/mealworm/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«mealworm» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mealworm.html) on Mova free.