English Explanatory Dictionary

armyworm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The larva of any of the genera Spodoptera and Mythimna of noctuid moths, which typically feed in large, destructive groups on food crops and grasses.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-armyworm.wav

Word forms

armyworm armyworms army worm army-worm

Etymology

From army + worm.

Derived words

African armyworm beet armyworm Caribbean armyworm common armyworm cosmopolitan armyworm fall armyworm false armyworm grasslawn armyworm lawn armyworm northern armyworm Oriental armyworm southern armyworm sweet potato armyworm true armyworm velvet armyworm western yellowstriped armyworm yellow-striped armyworm
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