Noun: armyworm 'aa(r)-mee,wurm
- Noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain
"The invasion of armyworms left fields bare in their wake";
- army worm, Pseudaletia unipuncta
- Larva of fungus gnat that feed on cereals and other grains; they march in large companies in regular order when the food is exhausted
"Armyworms devastated the wheat field overnight"
- Moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes
"Armyworms devastated the corn field overnight";
- Pseudaletia unipuncta
Derived forms: army worms, armyworms
Type of: caterpillar, fungus gnat, noctuid, noctuid moth, owlet moth, sciara, sciarid
Part of: genus Pseudaletia, Pseudaletia
Encyclopedia: Armyworm