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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 joint·worm /ˈʤɔɪntˌwɚ/
 膜翅類昆蟲的幼蟲

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Joint·worm n. Zool. The larva of a small, hymenopterous fly (Eurytoma hordei), which is found in gall-like swellings on the stalks of wheat, usually at or just above the first joint. In some parts of America it does great damage to the crop.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 jointworm
      n : larva of chalcid flies injurious to the straw of wheat and
          other grains [syn: strawworm]