cut·worm (k t wûrm )n. The larva of various moths of the family Noctuidae that feed on and destroy a wide variety of plants. [So called because many species eat through stems of plants.] |
cutworm [ˈkʌtˌwɜːm]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the caterpillar of various noctuid moths, esp those of the genus Argrotis, which is a pest of young crop plants in North America
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| Noun | 1. |  cutworm - North American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the groundfamily Noctuidae, Noctuidae - cutworms; armyworms army cutworm, Chorizagrotis auxiliaris - larvae (of a noctuid moth) that travel in large groups and destroy grains and alfalfa in the midwestern states caterpillar - a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth |
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