HyperDic: army_cutworm

English > 1 sense of the expression army cutworm:
NOUNanimalarmy cutworm, Chorizagrotis auxiliarislarvae (of a noctuid moth) that travel in large groups and destroy grains and alfalfa in the midwestern states
English > army cutworm: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarvae (of a noctuid moth) that travel in large groups and destroy grains and alfalfa in the midwestern states.
SynonymChorizagrotis auxiliaris
Member ofChorizagrotis, genus Chorizagrotismoths whose larvae are army cutworms
BroadercutwormNorth American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the ground

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots

Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict