Associations to the word «Armyworm»

Wiktionary

ARMYWORM, noun. The larva of any of the Spodoptera genus of noctuid moth, which typically feed in large, destructive groups.

Dictionary definition

ARMYWORM, noun. Noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain.
ARMYWORM, noun. Moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes.
ARMYWORM, noun. Larva of fungus gnat that feed on cereals and other grains; they march in large companies in regular order when the food is exhausted.

Wise words

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