HyperDic: tomato_hornworm

English > 1 sense of the expression tomato hornworm:
NOUNanimaltomato hornworm, potato worm, Manduca quinquemaculatalarge green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tomato and potato plants
English > tomato hornworm: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarge green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tomato and potato plants; similar to tobacco hornworm.
Synonymspotato worm, Manduca quinquemaculata
BroadercaterpillarA wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

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