Meaning Of The Word Cankerworm
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Cankerworm Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Cankerworm?
cankerworm in American English
any of several larvae of geometrid moths that are harmful to fruit and shade trees, esp. the spring cankerworm (Paleacrita vernata) that feeds on fruit and foliage noun: the striped, green caterpillar of any of several geometrid moths: a foliage pest of various fruit and shade trees, as Paleacrita vernata (spring cankerworm) and Alsophila pometaria ( fall cankerworm) cankerworm in British English noun: the larva of either of two geometrid moths, Paleacrita vernata or Alsophila pometaria, which feed on and destroy fruit and shade trees in North America |
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