POTATO TUBERWORM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco

Synonyms:

Phthorimaea operculella; potato tuberworm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("potato tuberworm" is a kind of...):

caterpillar (a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth)

Holonyms ("potato tuberworm" is a member of...):

genus Phthorimaea; Phthorimaea (potato moths)

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