armyworm
English
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Alternative forms
- army worm, army-worm
Noun
armyworm (plural armyworms)
- The larva of any of the Spodoptera and Mythimna genera of noctuid moths, which typically feed in large, destructive groups.
Derived terms
- African armyworm (Spodoptera exempta)
- beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua)
- common armyworm (Mythimna unipuncta)
- cosmopolitan armyworm (Mythimna separata, syn. Leucania loreyi)
- fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)
- false armyworm (Mythimna separata, syn. Leucania loreyi)
- lawn armyworm (Spodoptera mauritia)
- northern armyworm (Mythimna separata, syn, Persectania ewingii)
- Oriental armyworm (Mythimna separata)
- true armyworm (Mythimna unipuncta)
Translations
the larva of any of the Spodoptera genus of noctuid moth
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