How to Pronounce Screwworm

To pronounce "screwworm", say SCREWW-orm — 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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SCREWW-orm

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💡 Tip for remembering “screwworm”

"screwworm" has 2 syllables: screww-orm. It rhymes with dew-worm and dewworm, if that helps it stick.

What does screwworm mean?

noun

  1. The larva of the fly Cochliomyia hominivorax (New World screwworm) or Chrysomya bezziana (Old World screwworm). The larvae are parasitic in humans and animals and are distinctive in eating living flesh of mammals, unlike most maggots, which eat only dead flesh.

Words that rhyme with screwworm

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dew-wormdewworm

Related words

wirewormwoodwormspindlewormmaggotmealwormstrawwormhorseworm

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How many syllables are in "screwworm"?▾

"Screwworm" has 2 syllables: screww · orm.

What does "screwworm" mean?▾

Screwworm: The larva of the fly Cochliomyia hominivorax (New World screwworm) or Chrysomya bezziana (Old World screwworm). The larvae are parasitic in humans and animals and are distinctive in eating living flesh of mammals, unlike most maggots, which eat only dead flesh.

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