Cutworm — Cut worm ( w?rm ), n. (Zo[ o]l.) A caterpillar which at night eats off young plants of cabbage, corn, etc., usually at the ground. Some kinds ascend fruit trees and eat off the flower buds. During the day, they conceal themselves in the earth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cutworm — [kut′wʉrm΄] n. any of a number of soil dwelling caterpillars (family Noctuidae) that feed on young plants of cabbage, corn, etc., cutting them off at ground level … English World dictionary
Cutworm — The cutworm larva of the Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) Cutworms are not worms, biologically speaking, but caterpillars; they are moth larvae that hide under litter or soil during the day, coming out in the dark to feed on plants. A… … Wikipedia
cutworm — Caterpillar Cat er*pil lar, n. [OE. catyrpel, corrupted fr. OF. chatepelouse, or cate pelue, fr. chate, F. chatte, she cat, fem. of chat, L. catus + L. pilosus hairy, or F. pelu hairy, fr. L. pilus hair. See {Cat}, and {Pile} hair.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cutworm — noun Date: 1816 any of various smooth bodied chiefly nocturnal noctuid moth caterpillars which often feed on young plant stems near ground level … New Collegiate Dictionary
cutworm — noun the larva of any of many moths ,of the family Noctuidae, that is an agricultural pest … Wiktionary
cutworm — n. larva of a moth … English contemporary dictionary
cutworm — noun a moth caterpillar that lives in the soil and eats through the stems of young plants at ground level … English new terms dictionary
cutworm — cut•worm [[t]ˈkʌtˌwɜrm[/t]] n. ent the caterpillar of any of several noctuid moths that feeds at night on the stems of young plants, cutting them off at the ground • Etymology: 1800–10 … From formal English to slang
cutworm — /ˈkʌtwɜm/ (say kutwerm) noun any of various caterpillars of certain noctuid moths, which feed at night on the young plants of corn, cabbage, etc., cutting them off at or near the ground …
