corn earworm US
kɔrn ˈɪrwɜrm
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Definition of corn earworm - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
agricultureTECH.USlarva of moths damaging corn and other cropsTECH.US
  • Farmers are battling corn earworm in their fields.
bollworm tomato fruitworm
2.
Helicoverpa zeaTECH.USlarva of Helicoverpa zea affecting corn and tomatoesTECH.US
  • The corn earworm is a pest for tomato growers.
bollworm caterpillar larva
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Images of corn earworm

  • corn earworm: larva of moths damaging corn and other crops
    larva of moths damaging corn and other crops
  • corn earworm: larva of Helicoverpa zea affecting corn and tomatoes
    larva of Helicoverpa zea affecting corn and tomatoes

Expressions with corn

eat one's seed cornv.
consume something essential for future
If you sell your tools, you're eating your seed corn.
can of cornn.
easily caught fly ball in baseball
The outfielder caught a can of corn to end the inning.
corn beefn.
salt-cured beef typically cooked and sliced for meals
She made sandwiches with corn beef for the picnic..
corn caken.
cake made from cornmeal, often baked or fried
She served the chili with a warm corn cake.
popped cornn.
corn kernels heated until they burst open and become fluffy
We made a big bowl of popped corn for the movie night..
sweet cornn.
corn with sweet kernels eaten as a vegetable
We had sweet corn with our dinner.

Expressions with earworm

have an earwormv.
be unable to stop thinking about a tune
She had an earworm and couldn't focus on her work.

Terms related to corn earworm

💡 Terms in the same lexical field: analogies, antonyms, common collocates, words with same roots, hypernyms…
earwormagriculturecaterpillarcropdamageinfestationlarvamothpestinsect

Examples of corn earworm in a sentence

  • Pesticides are used to control corn earworm.
  • Farmers struggle to control the corn earworm population.
  • Corn earworm infestations can devastate crops.

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  1. French:chenille du maïs, noctuelle du maïs, ...
  2. German:Maiszünsler, ...
  3. Italian:verme del mais, bruco del mais, ...
  4. Spanish:gusano del maíz, ...
  5. Portuguese:lagarta-do-cartucho, ...
  6. Chinese:玉米螟, 玉米耳虫, ...
  7. Japanese:トウモロコシシロヒメハマキ, トウモロコシの害虫, ...
  8. Arabic:دُودَةُ الذُّرَة, دودَة اللَوز الأَمريكيَّة, ...
  9. Hebrew:זָחַל הַתִּירָס, תּוֹלַעַת הַתִּירָס, ...
  10. Russian:кукурузная совка, личинка Helicoverpa zea, ...
  11. Ukrainian:кукурудзяний совок, ...
  12. Hindi:मकई कान कीड़ा, मक्का का ईयरवॉर्म, ...
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