Albanian

Alternative forms

• krimp, krym (Gheg)
• plural: kërmij, kërminj

Noun

krimb m (indefinite plural krimba, definite singular krimbi)

1. worm
2. grub, larva

Hyponyms

• worms
  • krimb i dheut, krimb i shiut, krimb i tokës ‘earthworm’
  • krimb i mëndafshit ‘silkworm’ (Bombyx mori)
  • krimb i shtypur ‘pork tapeworm’
  • krimb i teltë ‘wireworm’ (Agriotes lineatus)
• larvae
  • krimb i bizeles ‘pea midge larva’ (Contarinia pisi)
  • krimb i boçeve ‘bollworm larva’ (Chloridea obsoleta)
  • krimb i kashtës (së grurit) ‘larva of wheat stem sawfly, wheat sawfly borer’ (Cephs pygmeus)
• other
  • krimb i bardhë ‘June beetle’
  • krimb i grurit ‘grain weevil, corn weevil’ (Calandra granaria)
  • krimb jargavec ‘slug’
  • krimb i misrit ‘European corn worm, corn borer (caterpillar)’ (Ostrinia nubilalis)
  • krimb i murrmë ‘turnip moth, turnip dart (caterpillar)’ (Agrotis segetum)

See also

• rrime