See woodworm on Wiktionary
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "larvae that bore into wood",
"word": "ağaç kurdu"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "larvae that bore into wood",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "pryf pren"
},
{
"code": "sah",
"lang": "Yakut",
"roman": "mas üöne",
"sense": "larvae that bore into wood",
"word": "мас үөнэ"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"woodworm"
],
"word": "woodworm"
}
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