HELIOTHIS MOTH

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms

Synonyms:

heliothis moth; Heliothis zia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("heliothis moth" 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 ("heliothis moth" is a member of...):

genus Heliothis; Heliothis (a genus of Noctuidae)

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