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corn borer

DEFINITIONS OF: corn borer

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n native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants

Synonyms:
European corn borer moth, Pyrausta nubilalis, corn borer moth
Type of:
pyralid, pyralid moth
usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests

n larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize

Synonyms:
Pyrausta nubilalis
Type of:
caterpillar
a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
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