armyworm

[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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Armyworm is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
WordNet
armyworm

noun
1. noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain 
2. moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes 
3. larva of fungus gnat that feed on cereals and other grains; they march in large companies in regular order when the food is exhausted 
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