bookworm

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

book + worm

[edit] Noun

bookworm (plural bookworms)

1. Any of various insects that infest books.
2. an avid book reader

[edit] Translations

• Finnish: kirjatoukka (2)
• French: rat de bibliothèque (2)
• German: Bücherwurm
• Hebrew: תולעת ספרים (tola'at sfarym) (2)
• Polish: mól książkowy m.
• Russian: книжный червь /knížnyj červ'/ m.
• Slovak: knihomoľ m.
• Indonesian: kutu buku