larvae of certain moths, 1768, from cut (v.) + worm (n.). At night they emerge from the ground and cut off at the surface tender plants.
cutter
cut-throat
cutting
cuttlefish
cutty
cutworm
cuz
Cuzco
cv
cw-
cwm
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