Pseudaletia

Pseudaletia
noun
moths whose larvae are armyworms
Syn: ↑genus Pseudaletia
Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Noctuidae, ↑family Noctuidae
Member Meronyms: ↑armyworm, ↑Pseudaletia unipuncta, ↑army worm

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\\ˌsüdəˈlēsh(ē)ə\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from pseud- + Greek aletēs grinder + New Latin -ia
: a genus of noctuid moths whose larvae are armyworms

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