"wireworm" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "wire + worm, because of their slenderness and unusual hardness.",
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          "name": "Elateroid beetles",
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          "word": "tobacco wireworm"
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          "ref": "2009 February 6, Veronica Heath, “Country diary”, in The Guardian",
          "text": "A farmer tells me that moles can be beneficial because they eat a lot of wireworms and other pests, not just earthworms.",
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  "word": "wireworm"
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