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ARMYWORM

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Larva of fungus gnat that feed on cereals and other grains; they march in large companies in regular order when the food is exhausted

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("armyworm" is a kind of...):

fungus gnat; sciara; sciarid (minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes

Synonyms:

armyworm; Pseudaletia unipuncta

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("armyworm" is a kind of...):

noctuid; noctuid moth; owlet moth (usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests)

Holonyms ("armyworm" is a member of...):

genus Pseudaletia; Pseudaletia (moths whose larvae are armyworms)

Sense 3

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 ("armyworm" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("armyworm" is a member of...):

genus Pseudaletia; Pseudaletia (moths whose larvae are armyworms)

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