ARMYWORMS Synonyms
13 hypernyms for armyworms. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for ARMYWORMS
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| caterpillars | noun n | |||||
noun • a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth • a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work | ||||||
| insects | noun n | |||||
noun • small air-breathing arthropod • a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect | ||||||
| larvae | noun n | |||||
noun • the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose | ||||||
| pests | noun n | |||||
noun • a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal • any epidemic disease with a high death rate • a persistently annoying person • any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc. | ||||||
| pseudaletia unipuncta | noun n | |||||
noun • noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain • moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes | ||||||
| army worm | noun n | |||||
noun • noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain | ||||||