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corn borer

noun

1. larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize

• Syn: ↑Pyrausta nubilalis

• Hypernyms: ↑caterpillar

• Member Holonyms: ↑Pyralidae, ↑family Pyralidae, ↑Pyralididae, ↑family Pyralididae

2. native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants

• Syn: ↑European corn borer moth, ↑corn borer moth, ↑Pyrausta nubilalis

• Hypernyms: ↑pyralid, ↑pyralid moth

• Member Holonyms: ↑Pyrausta, ↑genus Pyrausta

Useful english dictionary. 2012.