army worm

army worm

n1. (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 America2. (Animals) any of various similar caterpillars

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army worm - noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grainarmyworm, Pseudaletia unipunctagenus Pseudaletia, Pseudaletia - moths whose larvae are armywormscaterpillar - a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth