armyworm
[ahr-mee-wurm]
noun
the caterpillar of a noctuid moth, Pseudaletia unipuncta, that often travels in large numbers over a region, destroying crops of wheat, corn, etc.
any of the larvae of several related moths having similar habits.
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Origin of armyworm
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army worm
noun
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