[kuht-wurm] 
| the caterpillar of any of several noctuid moths, which feeds at night on the stems of young plants, cutting them off at the ground. |
| cut·worm (kŭt'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.] |
