• (n.) The larva of a small tortricid moth which eats the leaves of the cranberry, so that the vines look as if burned; -- called also cranberry worm. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/fireworm/
any of certain segmented marine worms of the class Polychaeta (phylum Annelida), including species of the genera Hermodice and Eurythoe. Fireworms ... [2 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/f/28
Fire'worm` noun (Zoology) The larva of a small tortricid moth which eats the leaves of the cranberry, so that the vines look as if burned; -- called also cranberry worm . Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/33
the larva of any of several moths, as Rhopobota naevanawhich feeds on the leaves of cranberries and causes them to wither. · glowworm. Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/fireworm