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单词 corn borer
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corn borer


noun

any of several pyralid moths, as Pyrausta (ostrinia) nubilalis (European corn borer ), the larvae of which bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants.

Origin of corn borer

First recorded in 1915–20

Words nearby corn borer

corn, cornaceous, cornball, corn beef, Corn Belt, corn borer, cornbraid, cornbread, corn broom, corn bunting, corn cake
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British Dictionary definitions for corn borer

corn borer

noun

the larva of the pyralid moth Pyrausta nubilalis, native to S and Central Europe: in E North America a serious pest of maize
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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