HyperDic: pieris_rapae

English > 2 senses of the expression Pieris rapae:
NOUNanimalPieris rapae, cabbagewormtoxic green larva of a cabbage butterfly
animalPieris rapae, small whitesmall widely distributed form
English > Pieris rapae: 2 senses > noun 1, animal
Meaningtoxic green larva of a cabbage butterfly.
Synonymcabbageworm
Member ofPieris, genus Pieristype genus of the Pieridae
BroadercaterpillarA wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
English > Pieris rapae: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaningsmall widely distributed form.
Synonymsmall white
Member ofPieris, genus Pieristype genus of the Pieridae
Broadercabbage butterflywhite butterfly whose larvae (cabbageworms) feed on cabbage

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