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armyworm

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: armyworm

1
 n
noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain
2
 n
larva of fungus gnat that feed on cereals and other grains; they march in large companies in regular order when the food is exhausted
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: armyworm
1

n noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain

Synonyms:
Pseudaletia unipuncta, army worm
Type of:
caterpillar
a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

n moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes

Synonyms:
Pseudaletia unipuncta
Type of:
noctuid, noctuid moth, owlet moth
usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests
2

n larva of fungus gnat that feed on cereals and other grains; they march in large companies in regular order when the food is exhausted

Type of:
fungus gnat, sciara, sciarid
minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings
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