When you are an avid reader of books, you are said to be a ...

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Title:	When you are an avid reader of books, you are said to be a ...
Answer:	bookworm

Hints:	1. A reading insect

Equivalents:	1. bibliophile - This is hardly ever used in every day speach though

Explanation:	People are called a bookworm when they love to read books. To note the phrase bookworm can also be put to the type of insect that you may find happily nibbling away between the pages of an old book.
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Average Rating		3.3
# of votes		16
# of Garbage Votes		2
# of Garbage Votes by native speakers		1

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Total found: 16 !
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Nevena

Rating: 5

September 8, 2008

Instead of "bookworm", in Serbian we say "knjiski moljac"

jon e.

Rating: 4

August 23, 2008

Miguel

Rating: 3

August 11, 2008

Instead of "bookworm", in Spanish we say "Ratón de biblioteca"

Alisha Van U.

Rating: 3

August 5, 2008

Instead of "bookworm", in Chinese, Mandarin we say "书虫"

Young Ju L.

Rating: 3

March 28, 2008

Instead of "bookworm", in Korean we say "chaek beolae, or dokseogwang"

Virginie

Rating: 4

January 21, 2008

Instead of "bookworm", in French we say "bibliophile"

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