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the Week of Proper 3 / Ordinary 8
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Palmer-Worm

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

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This old English term, meaning pilgrim-worm, is used in Jeremiah 1:4 2:25 Amos 4:9 , like "canker-worm" and "caterpillar," for the locust in one of another of its various species or transitions. These insects are very destructive even before they reach the winged state. See LOCUST.

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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Palmer-Worm'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ats/​p/palmer-worm.html. 1859.
 
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