Spodoptera

noun

moths whose larvae are armyworms

• Syn: ↑genus Spodoptera

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Noctuidae, ↑family Noctuidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑Spodoptera exigua, ↑beet armyworm, ↑Spodoptera frugiperda

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\\spəˈdäptərə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek spodos wood ash + New Latin -ptera

: a genus of noctuid moths whose larvae are armyworms (as the fall armyworm) that include numerous economically important pests