armyworm meaning

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armyworm (noun): noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain.

armyworm has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

armyworm as a noun

  1. noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain

    Synonyms: army worm, Pseudaletia unipuncta

    Type of: caterpillar

  2. moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes

    Synonyms: Pseudaletia unipuncta

    Type of: noctuid moth

  3. larva of fungus gnat that feed on cereals and other grains; they march in large companies in regular order when the food is exhausted

    Type of: fungus gnat

Scrabble score: 18 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AR · words ending in RM · 8-letter words

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