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BIBLIOPHAGOUS WORM [1 record]

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Record 1 1989-07-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
DEF

The larva of any of various moths or beetles (as the drugstore beetle) that injures books by feeding on the binding and paste and often piercing the leaves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
OBS

bibliophage : Se dit de certains insectes dont les larves attaquent le papier, le carton, le cuir des reliures et causent des ravages dans les bibliothèques.

Spanish

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