| 单词 | moth-borer |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmoth-borer moth-borer n. any of various moths whose larvae damage plants by boring into stems, etc.; esp. the sugar-cane borer, Diatraea saccharalis. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Pyralidae > diatraea saccharalis (moth-borer) moth-borer1900 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > member of (moth) > young > destructive army worm1819 moth-borer1900 1900 Nature 21 June 182/2 A considerable number of the eggs of the moth borer (which are laid in patches on the leaves of the sugar-cane) are attacked by parasites. 1931 Discovery Sept. 300/1 The attacks of the giant moth-borer..and many other pests began in comparatively recent times [in the West Indies]. 1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia XVII. 771/1 The moth borer, Diatraea saccharalis, which is widely distributed throughout cane-growing areas, is capable of causing extensive damage when out of control. < as lemmas |
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