| slovo | definícia |
Pseudaletia unipuncta
(gcide) | armyworm \armyworm\, Army worm \Ar"my worm`\ (Zool.)
(a) A lepidopterous insect, which in the larval state often
travels in great multitudes from field to field,
destroying grass, grain, and other crops. The common army
worm of the northern United States is the noctuid moth
(Pseudaletia unipuncta, formerly Leucania unipuncta.
The name is often applied to other related species, as
the cotton worm.
(b) The larva of a small two-winged fly (Sciara), which
marches in large companies, in regular order. See {Cotton
worm}, under Cotton.
Syn: army worm
[1913 Webster]
2. the larva of the fungus gnat; -- they march in large
companies in regular order.
[WordNet 1.5] Arna |
pseudaletia unipuncta
(wn) | Pseudaletia unipuncta
n 1: noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying
especially grass and grain [syn: armyworm, army worm,
Pseudaletia unipuncta]
2: moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes [syn:
armyworm, Pseudaletia unipuncta] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
Pseudaletia unipuncta
(gcide) | armyworm \armyworm\, Army worm \Ar"my worm`\ (Zool.)
(a) A lepidopterous insect, which in the larval state often
travels in great multitudes from field to field,
destroying grass, grain, and other crops. The common army
worm of the northern United States is the noctuid moth
(Pseudaletia unipuncta, formerly Leucania unipuncta.
The name is often applied to other related species, as
the cotton worm.
(b) The larva of a small two-winged fly (Sciara), which
marches in large companies, in regular order. See {Cotton
worm}, under Cotton.
Syn: army worm
[1913 Webster]
2. the larva of the fungus gnat; -- they march in large
companies in regular order.
[WordNet 1.5] Arna |
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