ARMY CUTWORM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Larvae (of a noctuid moth) that travel in large groups and destroy grains and alfalfa in the midwestern states

Synonyms:

army cutworm; Chorizagrotis auxiliaris

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("army cutworm" is a kind of...):

cutworm (North American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the ground)

Holonyms ("army cutworm" is a member of...):

Chorizagrotis; genus Chorizagrotis (moths whose larvae are army cutworms)

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