单词 | poplar worm |
释义 | > as lemmaspoplar worm ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Heterocera > [noun] > family Noctuidae > member of genus Acronycta > caterpillar poplar worm1806 1806 Balance 5 228/2 The scratch from a cat poisoned by the poplar worm was equally pernicious. 1851 L. H. Sigourney Crushed Mouse 32 I, who..gave all monstrous things, Cockroach, and dragon-fly, and poplar worm, Wide passport. 1888 Appletons' Cycl. Amer. Biogr. IV. 659/2 Dr. Parrish achieved reputation by his scientific attainments... Among his experiments were a series that led to a proof of the harmlessness of the ‘poplar worm,’ supposed at that time to be exceedingly venomous. < as lemmas |
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