Home › Words › C › conewormconewormconeworm means the larva of Dioryctria species.EtymologyFrom cone + worm?nounThe larva of Dioryctria species.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.fireworm 68% match — The larva of any of several tortricid moths (family Tortricidae). vs coneworm →wireworm 65% match — The larva of the click beetle. vs coneworm →cutworm 63% match — The larva of any of the many moths of the family Noctuidae, considered an agricultural pest. vs coneworm →basketworm 63% match — The larva of a psychid moth. vs coneworm →cornworm 62% match — Synonym of corn earworm. vs coneworm →beetworm 61% match — A larva of a moth of species Spodoptera exigua, an armyworm which is a destructive agricultural pest vs coneworm →carpenterworm 60% match — The larva of the moth Prionoxystus robinae vs coneworm →fruitworm 60% match — The larva of any of several moths; they are responsible for damage to many types of fruit crop. vs coneworm →