corn borer
corn borer · corn borers
Any of various moths whose larvae are harmful to maize cropsAny of various moths whose larvae are harmful to maize crops.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of various moths whose larvae are harmful to maize crops.
More definitions
- native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants
- larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize
Forms
plural: corn borersSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants:European corn borer mothcorn borer mothPyrausta nubilalis
- larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize:Pyrausta nubilalis
See also
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