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ar·my·worm

(är′mē-wûrm′)

Any of various moth caterpillars, especially of the genera Pseudaletia and Spodoptera, that move in large groups and are destructive to crops and other vegetation.

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armyworm

(ˈɑːmɪˌwɜːm)

1. (Animals) 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. (Animals) any of various similar caterpillars

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ar•my•worm

(ˈɑr miˌwɜrm)

n.

any of the larvae of several noctuid moths, esp. Pseudaletiaunipuncta, that often travel in large numbers over a region destroying crops.

[1735–45, Amer.]

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Noun	1.	armyworm - noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain army worm, Pseudaletia unipuncta genus Pseudaletia, Pseudaletia - moths whose larvae are armyworms caterpillar - a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
	2.	armyworm - moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes Pseudaletia unipuncta noctuid, noctuid moth, owlet moth - usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests genus Pseudaletia, Pseudaletia - moths whose larvae are armyworms
	3.	armyworm - larva of fungus gnat that feed on cereals and other grains; they march in large companies in regular order when the food is exhausted fungus gnat, sciara, sciarid - minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings

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