"armyworm" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: armyworms [plural]
Etymology: army + worm Etymology templates: {{compound|en|army|worm}} army + worm Head templates: {{en-noun}} armyworm (plural armyworms)
  1. The larva of any of the genera Spodoptera and Mythimna of noctuid moths, which typically feed in large, destructive groups on food crops and grasses. Wikipedia link: armyworm Categories (lifeform): Noctuoid moths Synonyms: army worm, army-worm Translations (the larva of any of the genus Spodoptera etc. of noctuid moths): lagarta-do-cartucho [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-armyworm-en-noun-bXoXYVBv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Derived forms: African armyworm (taxonomic: Spodoptera exempta), beet armyworm (taxonomic: Spodoptera exigua), Caribbean armyworm (taxonomic: Spodoptera pulchella), common armyworm (taxonomic: Mythimna unipuncta), cosmopolitan armyworm (alt: syn. Leucania loreyi) (taxonomic: Mythimna separata), fall armyworm (taxonomic: Spodoptera frugiperda), false armyworm (alt: syn. Leucania loreyi) (taxonomic: Mythimna separata), grasslawn armyworm (taxonomic: Spodoptera cilium), lawn armyworm (taxonomic: Spodoptera mauritia), northern armyworm (alt: syn, Persectania ewingii) (taxonomic: Mythimna separata), Oriental armyworm (taxonomic: Mythimna separata), southern armyworm (taxonomic: Spodoptera eridania), sweet potato armyworm (taxonomic: Spodoptera dolichos), true armyworm (taxonomic: Mythimna unipuncta), velvet armyworm (taxonomic: Spodoptera latifascia), yellow-striped armyworm (taxonomic: Spodoptera ornithogalli), western yellowstriped armyworm (taxonomic: Spodoptera praefica)

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