cutworm

ˈkʌtwɜːrm

Definition

Definition of cutworm - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

agricultural pest

TECH.

larva of moths damaging young plants

TECH.

Cutworms destroyed the seedlings overnight.

caterpillar

larva

pest

entomology

TECH.

larvae feeding on plant stems at ground level

TECH.

The cutworm severed the plant at its base.

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larva of moths damaging young plants
larvae feeding on plant stems at ground level

Expressions with cutworm

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army cutworm

caterpillar of Euxoa auxiliaris, a crop pest

The army cutworm damaged the wheat field.

Origin of cutworm

English, cut (to cut) + worm (larva)

Examples of cutworm in a sentence

Cutworm damage can severely impact crop yields.
Farmers are worried about cutworm damage to their crops.
A cutworm infestation can destroy young seedlings overnight.

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French:ver gris, larve de noctuelle, ...
German:Erdraupe, Wurzelraupe, ...
Italian:verme grigio, verme tagliatore, ...
Spanish:gusano cortador, ...
Portuguese:lagarta-rosca, larva de lepidóptero que se alimenta dos caules das plantas junto ao solo, cortando-as na base, ...
Chinese:地老虎, 切茎虫, ...
Japanese:ヨトウムシ, ...
Arabic:دودة قطع, دودة القارضة, ...
Hebrew:זָחָל לַיְלָה, זָחַל קוֹצֵץ, ...
Russian:совка, ...
Ukrainian:совка, ...
Hindi:कटवर्म, ...
Bengali:কাটওয়ার্ম, উদ্ভিদ লার্ভা, ...
Catalan:cuc tallador, ...
Czech:osenice, housenka přehryzávající stonky rostlin u země, ...
Danish:græshoppe, jordlarve, ...
Dutch:grondrups, ritnaald, ...
Greek:σκουλήκι κοπής, προνύμφη, ...
Hungarian:mocskospajor, talajszinten rágó hernyó, ...
Khmer:ដង្កូវកាត់ដំណាំ, ដង្កូវស៊ីគល់រុក្ខជាតិ, ...
Korean:땅벌레, 뿌리벌레, ...
Persian:کرم برش, کرم‌برش, ...
Polish:gąsienica, rolnica, ...
Portuguese (BR):lagarta, lagarta-rosca, ...
Romanian:vierme tăietor, omida tăietoare, ...
Swedish:nattfjärilslarv, ...
Thai:หนอนคัตเวิร์ม, หนอนเจาะต้น, ...
Turkish:kesici kurt, ...
Vietnamese:sâu cắt, sâu ăn thân cây, ...

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