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spring cankerworm. — See under cankerworm. [1885 90, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
spring cankerworm. — See under cankerworm. [1885 90, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
cankerworm — ☆ cankerworm [kaŋ′kərwʉrm΄] n. any of several larvae of geometrid moths that are harmful to fruit and shade trees, esp. the spring cankerworm (Paleacrita vernata) that feeds on fruit and foliage … English World dictionary
cankerworm — /kang keuhr werrm /, n. the striped, green caterpillar of any of several geometrid moths: a foliage pest of various fruit and shade trees, as Paleacrita vernata (spring cankerworm) and Alsophila pometaria (fall cankerworm). See illus. under… … Universalium
cankerworm — noun green caterpillar of a geometrid moth; pest of various fruit and shade trees • Hypernyms: ↑caterpillar • Hyponyms: ↑spring cankerworm, ↑fall cankerworm • Member Holonyms: ↑Geometridae, ↑family Geometridae … Useful english dictionary
Cankerworm — Can ker*worm , n. (Zo[ o]l.) The larva of two species of geometrid moths which are very injurious to fruit and shade trees by eating, and often entirely destroying, the foliage. Other similar larv[ae] are also called cankerworms. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fall cankerworm — noun green or brown white striped looper; larva of Alsophila pometaria • Hypernyms: ↑cankerworm • Member Holonyms: ↑Alsophila, ↑genus Alsophila * * * noun : a green or brown white striped looper that is the larva of a small widespread No.… … Useful english dictionary
measuring worm — ☆ measuring worm n. the caterpillar of any geometrid moth: it moves by alternately advancing the front end of its body and bringing the rear end forward to form a loop * * * ▪ larva also called Looper, Cankerworm, or Inchworm the larva of… … Universalium
Paleacrita — noun geometrid moths • Syn: ↑genus Paleacrita • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Geometridae, ↑family Geometridae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
List of Lepidoptera that feed on ashes — Ashes ( Fraxinus spp.) are used as food plants by the larvae (caterpillars) of a number of Lepidoptera species, including the following. (Unless otherwise stated, records are from the Nearctic region.) Adelidae:* Adela croesella – UK record… … Wikipedia
