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cutworm
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun cutworm has 1 sense
- cutworm(n = noun.animal) Array - North American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the ground; Array is a member of family noctuidae, noctuidae
has particulars: army cutworm, chorizagrotis auxiliaris
is a kind of caterpillar
CIDE DICTIONARY
cutworm, n.
A caterpillar which at night eats off young plants of cabbage, corn, etc., usually at the ground. Some kinds ascend fruit trees and eat off the flower buds. During the day, they conceal themselves in the earth. The common cutworms are the larvæ of various species of Agrotis and related genera of noctuid moths. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
cutworm, n. any of various caterpillars that eat through the stems of young plants level with the ground.
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