| tobacco hornworm n. The destructive larva of a hawk moth (Manduca sexta) of the southern United States and the West Indies that feeds on the leaves of tobacco plants. Also called tobacco worm. |
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| Noun | 1. |  tobacco hornworm - large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tobacco and related plants; similar to tomato hornwormgenus Manduca, Manduca - moths whose larvae are tobacco hornworms or tomato hornworms caterpillar - a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth |
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