armyworm
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 2. moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes • Syn: Pseudaletia unipuncta • Hypernyms: noctuid moth, noctuid, owlet moth • Member Holonyms: Pseudaletia, genus Pseudaletia 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 • Hypernyms: fungus gnat, sciara, sciarid
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