HyperDic: potato_tuberworm

English > 1 sense of the expression potato tuberworm:
NOUNanimalpotato tuberworm, Phthorimaea operculellalarva of potato moth
English > potato tuberworm: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaninglarva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco.
SynonymPhthorimaea operculella
Member ofPhthorimaea, genus Phthorimaeapotato moths
BroadercaterpillarA wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

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