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noun
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
larva of fungus gnat that feed on cereals and other grains; they march in large companies in regular order when the food is exhausted
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fungus gnat, sciara, sciarid
noun
moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Pseudaletia unipuncta
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: noctuid moth, noctuid, owlet moth
noun
noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: army worm, Pseudaletia unipuncta
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: caterpillar
History
From army + worm.
Across languages
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