Definition of Cutworm
Cut´worm`
Pronunciation:
~w?rm`
n.
1.
(Zool.)
A
caterpillar
which
at
night
eats
off
young
plants
of
cabbage
,
corn
,
etc
.,
usually
at
the
ground
.
Some
kinds
ascend
fruit
trees
and
eat
off
the
flower
buds
.
During
the
day
,
they
conceal
themselves
in
the
earth
.
The
common
cutworms
are
the
larvæ
of
various
species
of
Agrotis
and
related
genera
of
noctuid
moths
.
Related Words
army
cutworm
,
caterpillar
,
Chorizagrotis
auxiliaris
,
family
Noctuidae
,
Noctuidae
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