2. pl., grubs or larvae of insects, Ar.V.1111, Fr. 583, Nicopho 1, Thphr.HP8.10.4; ἐξ οὗ ὅλου ὅλον γίνεται τὸ ζῷον, opp. the egg (ᾠόν), Arist.HA489b8, cf. GA733a1, HA506a26, 551b2, al.
3. pl., worms in dung, in decayed matter, in trees and wood, Thphr.HP3.12.6, 5.4.4, etc.
5. aerugo vermicularis, Dsc.5.79, Androm. ap.Gal.13.806.
II. thread twisted from the distaff, Epig.7.
IV. worm-shaped cake, Alciphr.Fr.6.
V. heap of threshed corn, Hsch.