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army worm
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army worm
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the caterpillar of a widely distributed noctuid moth, Leucania unipuncta, which travels in vast hordes and is a serious pest of cereal crops in North America
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various similar caterpillars
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Noun1.army wormarmy worm - noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain
armyworm, Pseudaletia unipuncta
genus Pseudaletia, Pseudaletia - moths whose larvae are armyworms
caterpillar - a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth


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