armyworm — /ˈamiwɜm/ (say ahmeewerm) noun 1. the larval form of a small fawn coloured moth, being one of three species, as the common armyworm, Leucania convecta, the southern armyworm, Persectania ewingii, and the inland armyworm, Persectania dyscrita, the …
armyworm — noun 1. noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain • Syn: ↑army worm, ↑Pseudaletia unipuncta • Hypernyms: ↑caterpillar • Member Holonyms: ↑Pseudaletia, ↑genus Pseudaletia … Useful english dictionary
armyworm — noun Date: 1816 any of numerous moths whose larvae travel in multitudes from field to field destroying grass, grain, and other crops; especially the common armyworm (Pseudaletia unipuncta) of the eastern and central United States and Canada … New Collegiate Dictionary
armyworm — /ahr mee werrm /, n. 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. [1735… … Universalium
armyworm — noun The larva of various species of noctuid moth, which typically feed in large, destructive groups … Wiktionary
armyworm — n. moth larvae … English contemporary dictionary
armyworm — ar•my•worm [[t]ˈɑr miˌwɜrm[/t]] n. ent any of the larvae of several noctuid moths, esp. Pseudaletia unipuncta, that often travel in large numbers over a region destroying crops • Etymology: 1735–45, amer … From formal English to slang
African armyworm — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta … Wikipedia
Beet armyworm — Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
Liberian Armyworm Plague (2009) — Die Liberian Armyworm Plague 2009 war eine zum Jahreswechsel 2008/2009 auftretende Massenvermehrung von Raupen in den westafrikanischen Staaten der Mano River Union Liberia und Guinea. Als Verursacher der Kalamität wurde noch im Januar 2009 die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
