noun

tarmĕs

gen. tarmĭtis · gender masculine · decl. 3rd

root tero; Gr. τείρω, to bore

a worm that eats wood; a woodworm

a worm that eats wood, a woodworm, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 140.—Written also termes, Isid. Orig. 12, 5, 10; Serv. Verg. G. 1, 256.

Perseus ID: n47518 Key: tarmes