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单词 purslane worm
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purslane worm
purslane worm n. U.S. Obsolete rare a caterpillar which feeds on the leaves of purslanes; esp.: (a) the larva of the noctuid moth Euscirrhopterus gloveri (cf. purslane moth n.); (b) the larva of the white-lined sphinx, Hyles lineata (cf. purslane sphinx n.).
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1887 Science 21 Oct. 204/1 (heading) The purslane-worm.
1892 Herald-Despatch (Decatur, Illinois) 23 Apr. 7/2 Four of our largest ‘worms’ are the larvæ of Philampelus achemon, the grape sphinx..; Deilephila lineata, the purslane worm.., [etc.].
extracted from purslanen.
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