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SPODOPTERA

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Meaning:

Moths whose larvae are armyworms

Synonyms:

genus Spodoptera; Spodoptera

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Spodoptera" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Spodoptera"):

Spodoptera exigua (moth whose larvae are beet armyworms)

beet armyworm; Spodoptera exigua (moth larva that eats foliage of beets and other vegetables)

Spodoptera frugiperda (moth whose larvae are fall armyworms)

Holonyms ("Spodoptera" is a member of...):

family Noctuidae; Noctuidae (cutworms; armyworms)

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