noun
larvae (of a noctuid moth) that travel in large groups and destroy grains and alfalfa in the midwestern states
• Syn: ↑Chorizagrotis auxiliaris
• Hypernyms: ↑cutworm
• Member Holonyms: ↑Chorizagrotis, ↑genus Chorizagrotis
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nounEtymology: so called from its moving in large groups
: a cutworm (Chorizagrotis auxiliaris) destructive mainly to forage crops and small grains
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the larva of a noctuid moth, Chorizagrotis auxiliaris, that is a pest of wheat and alfalfa in the Plains states.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.