Gourdworm

/ˈɡɔːrdwɜːrm/ noun

Definition

A caterpillar or larval insect that feeds on and damages gourd plants.

Etymology

Compound of gourd (from Old French 'gourde') and worm (from Old English 'wyrm'). This specialized term emerged to identify the specific pest that attacks gourds.

Kelly Says

Gourdworms have been plaguing farmers for thousands of years—ancient Egyptian tomb writings actually mention pests attacking melons and gourds, making this one of humanity's oldest documented agricultural problems.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ በትንሳኤ
in-ssa be tin-sa-ayeh
ARالعربية
يرقة البطيخ
yi-raqah al-bu-taykh
BNবাংলা
কুমড়ার কীট
ko-mra-r kee-t
CACatalà
caragol de calabassa
ka-ra-gol deh ka-la-ba-sa
CSČeština
cukenburkovec
tsoo-ken-burk-ovec
DADansk
grøntsagsorm
groent-sag-sorm
DEDeutsch
Kürbiswurm
koor-bis-vurm
ELΕλληνικά
κουκουβάγια
koo-koo-va-ya
ESEspañol
gusano de calabaza
goo-sah-noh deh kal-ah-bah-sah
FAفارسی
سوسک کدو
soo-sak ka-doo
FISuomi
kurpitsamato
kur-pits-a-ma-to
FRFrançais
ver de courge
ver duh koorj
GUGU
કેળાનાં ચીખડા
ke-la-na ch-ee-khada
HAHA
kwarya
kwaa-rya
HEעברית
חיפושית
hi-poo-shit
HIहिन्दी
कद्दू की कीड़ा
kad-doo kee kee-dra
HUMagyar
kukkacsin
kook-ka-tsin
IDBahasa Indonesia
ulat labu
oo-lat la-boo
IGIG
nwa ọkụ
nwa oh-koo
ITItaliano
verme di zucca
ver-meh dee zook-kah
JA日本語
かぼちゃの虫
ka-ba-cha-no-mushi
KKKK
түрдең
tyr-den
KMKM
ស្វាយក្រូច
sva-y kroch
KO한국어
호박벌레
ho-bak-beol-le
MRMR
कांदाचा कीट
ka-nda-cha kee-t
MSBahasa Melayu
ulat labu
oo-lat la-boo
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွဲများ
kywe-ma-yar
NLNederlands
komkommerworm
kom-ker-mer-worm
NONorsk
gressorm
gres-sorm
PAPA
ਕੈਬੇਜ ਦਾ ਕੀੜਾ
kai-be-j da kee-dra
PLPolski
robak z dynie
roh-bak z dyn-yeh
PTPortuguês
verme de abóbora
ver-meh deh ah-boh-rah
RORomână
vierme de dovleac
vee-rmeh deh dov-leahk
RUРусский
гусеница тыквы
goo-se-ni-tsa tyk-vy
SVSvenska
pumpaorm
pom-pa-orm
SWKiswahili
wingu wa mboga
win-goo wa m-bo-ga
TAதமிழ்
பூண்டைக்கீரை
poon-dai-kka-rai
TEతెలుగు
క్యారెట్ బిడ్డ
kyar-et bid-da
THไทย
หนอนแตง
non taeng
TLTL
ulam ng kabak
oo-lam ng ka-bak
TRTürkçe
kabak böceği
ka-bak bo-je-chi
UKУкраїнська
гусениця гарбуза
goo-se-ni-tsa har-boo-za
URاردو
کاجو کیڑا
ka-joo kee-ra
VITiếng Việt
sâu bí ngô
sau bee ngoh
YOYO
ẹ̀lẹ́gbọ́
eh-leh-gboh
ZH中文
南瓜虫
nán guā chóng
ZUZU
umgubo wamafutha
oom-goo-boh wa-ma-foo-tha

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