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HELIOTHIS ZIA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms

Synonyms:

heliothis moth; Heliothis zia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Heliothis zia" is a kind of...):

noctuid; noctuid moth; owlet moth (usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests)

Holonyms ("Heliothis zia" is a member of...):

genus Heliothis; Heliothis (a genus of Noctuidae)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops

Synonyms:

corn earworm; cotton bollworm; Heliothis zia; tobacco budworm; tomato fruitworm; vetchworm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Heliothis zia" is a kind of...):

bollworm (any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls)

Holonyms ("Heliothis zia" is a member of...):

family Noctuidae; Noctuidae (cutworms; armyworms)

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