Definition of army worm Army worm
ar•my worm
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What does army worm mean?
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| army worm - noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain | ||
| armyworm, Pseudaletia unipuncta | ||
| caterpillar a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- army worm
A lepidopterous insect, which in the larval state often travels in great multitudes from field to field, destroying grass, grain, and other crops. The common army worm of the northern United States is Leucania unipuncta. The name is often applied to other related species, as the cotton worm. - army worm
The larva of a small two-winged fly (Sciara), which marches in large companies, in regular order. See Cotton worm, under Cotton.
