ARMY WORM

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Meaning:

Noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain

Synonyms:

army worm; armyworm; Pseudaletia unipuncta

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("army worm" is a kind of...):

caterpillar (a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth)

Holonyms ("army worm" is a member of...):

genus Pseudaletia; Pseudaletia (moths whose larvae are armyworms)

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