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tobacco hornworm

DEFINITIONS OF: tobacco hornworm

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n large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornworm

Synonyms:
Manduca sexta, tomato worm
Type of:
caterpillar
a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
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