leafworm
See also: leaf-worm
English
Alternative forms
- leaf worm, leaf-worm
Etymology
From Middle English *leefworm, *lefwurm, from Old English lēafwyrm (“caterpillar”), equivalent to leaf + worm.
Noun
leafworm (plural leafworms)
- Any caterpillar that eats the leaves of plants.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- African cotton leafworm (Spodoptera littoralis)
- cotton leafworm (Alabama argillacea, Spodoptera litura)
- cotton leafworm moth (Alabama argillacea)
- Egyptian cotton leafworm (Spodoptera littoralis)
- oriental leafworm moth (Spodoptera litura)
Translations
type of caterpillar
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