army worm

[ahr-mee-wurm]

ar·my·worm

[ahr-mee-wurm]
noun
1.
the caterpillar of a noctuid moth, Pseudaletia unipuncta, that often travels in large numbers over a region, destroying crops of wheat, corn, etc.
2.
any of the larvae of several related moths having similar habits.

Origin:
1735–45, Americanism; army + worm
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army worm
 
n
1.  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.  any of various similar caterpillars

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