"corn earworm" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: corn earworms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} corn earworm (plural corn earworms)
  1. The large striped yellow-headed larva of moths of species Helicoverpa zea (syn. Heliothis zea) and Helicoverpa armigera, especially destructive to corn, tomatoes, tobacco, and cotton bolls.
    Sense id: en-corn_earworm-en-noun-H8AcV~6c Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Noctuoid moths

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