cutworm

/ˈkʌtˌwʌrm/
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Other forms: cutworms

Definitions of cutworm
  1. noun
    North American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the ground
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    types:
    Chorizagrotis auxiliaris, army cutworm
    larvae (of a noctuid moth) that travel in large groups and destroy grains and alfalfa in the midwestern states
    type of:
    caterpillar
    a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
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