"cutworm" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cutworms [plural]
Etymology: From cut + worm, from the habit of eating through the stem of plants, or possibly from cutty (“short”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cut|worm}} cut + worm, {{m|en|cutty||short}} cutty (“short”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cutworm (plural cutworms)
  1. The larva of any of the many moths of the family Noctuidae, considered an agricultural pest. Categories (lifeform): Noctuoid moths Derived forms: army cutworm, cutworm moth, pale western cutworm Translations (larva): 地蠶 (Chinese Mandarin), 地蚕 (dìcán) (Chinese Mandarin), toukka (Finnish), ʻenuhe hele pō (Hawaiian)

Inflected forms

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