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corn earworm definition

☆ corn ear·worm (ir′wʉrm′)

the larva of a noctuid moth (Heliothis zea), that feeds on corn ears and other crops

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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