bookworm

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"Bookworm" is a cute thing to call a voracious reader, but actual bookworms -- as well as microorganisms and time -- break down the flour pastes commonly used to keep old publications in one piece.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024

On the way, ask the driver to stop by Bookworm Hanoi — one of the largest foreign-language bookstores in the country — which has a good collection of well-preserved vintage books on Vietnam.

From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2023

Map My Environment also launched a school Bookworm Initiative, where students collect earthworms and soil for lead-contamination analysis, receiving a book voucher in return.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2023

She was the moll of the supervillain Bookworm on "Batman" in 1966 and played Venus de Milo on "Bewitched."

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2017

They lost the Bendable Bookworm medal to the Northeast team after a fierce game of Dewey Decimal Twister.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein