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CORN BORER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants
Synonyms:
corn borer; corn borer moth; European corn borer moth; Pyrausta nubilalis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("corn borer" is a kind of...):
pyralid; pyralid moth (usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests)
Holonyms ("corn borer" is a member of...):
genus Pyrausta; Pyrausta (moths whose larvae are corn borers)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize
Synonyms:
corn borer; Pyrausta nubilalis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("corn borer" is a kind of...):
caterpillar (a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth)
Holonyms ("corn borer" is a member of...):
family Pyralidae; family Pyralididae; Pyralidae; Pyralididae (bee moths; corn borers; flour moths)
