carcoma

Definitions of carcoma
  1. noun
    a larva of a woodborer
    synonyms: corca, coso
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    type of:
    gusano
    any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
  2. noun
    bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
    synonyms: escarabajo del reloj de la muerte
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    type of:
    coleóptero, escarabajo
    insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
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