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corn borer definition

☆ corn borer

the larva of a European moth (Ostrinia nubilalis), now a destructive pest in the U.S., feeding on corn and other plants

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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