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armyworm — armyworm, Army worm Ar my worm (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A lepidopterous insect, which in the larval state often travels in great multitudes from field to field, destroying grass, grain, and other crops. The common army worm of the northern United States is … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
armyworm — /ˈamiwɜm/ (say ahmeewerm) noun 1. the larval form of a small fawn coloured moth, being one of three species, as the common armyworm, Leucania convecta, the southern armyworm, Persectania ewingii, and the inland armyworm, Persectania dyscrita, the …
armyworm — noun 1. noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain • Syn: ↑army worm, ↑Pseudaletia unipuncta • Hypernyms: ↑caterpillar • Member Holonyms: ↑Pseudaletia, ↑genus Pseudaletia … Useful english dictionary
armyworm — noun Date: 1816 any of numerous moths whose larvae travel in multitudes from field to field destroying grass, grain, and other crops; especially the common armyworm (Pseudaletia unipuncta) of the eastern and central United States and Canada … New Collegiate Dictionary
armyworm — noun The larva of various species of noctuid moth, which typically feed in large, destructive groups … Wiktionary
armyworm — n. moth larvae … English contemporary dictionary
armyworm — ar•my•worm [[t]ˈɑr miˌwɜrm[/t]] n. ent any of the larvae of several noctuid moths, esp. Pseudaletia unipuncta, that often travel in large numbers over a region destroying crops • Etymology: 1735–45, amer … From formal English to slang
African armyworm — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta … Wikipedia
Beet armyworm — Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Liberian Armyworm Plague (2009) — Die Liberian Armyworm Plague 2009 war eine zum Jahreswechsel 2008/2009 auftretende Massenvermehrung von Raupen in den westafrikanischen Staaten der Mano River Union Liberia und Guinea. Als Verursacher der Kalamität wurde noch im Januar 2009 die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
