splitworm

Definitions of splitworm
  1. noun
    greyish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm
    synonyms: Phthorimaea operculella, potato moth, potato tuber moth
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    type of:
    gelechiid, gelechiid moth
    small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests
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