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Webworm

Noun: A type of caterpillar that constructs a webby nest on plants. Also known as bagworm.

Sample Sentence: The webworms have infested the apple tree, leaving behind a trail of silk and eating the leaves.

Noun: A small software program that explores the internet by automatically following hyperlinks and indexing web pages to be included in search engine results.

Sample Sentence: The search engine's webworm efficiently crawled through billions of web pages, indexing them for users to search.

Adjective: Pertaining to or characteristic of webworms.

Sample Sentence: The gardener identified the damaged leaves as a result of a webworm infestation.

Local: A term used by residents of a specific region to describe a person who spends excessive time surfing the internet.

Sample Sentence: John is such a webworm, he's always glued to his computer, browsing the internet for hours.