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corn earworm

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
corn ear-worm
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A larva, large, striped, and yellow-headed, of moths of species Helicoverpa zea (syn. Heliothis zea) and Helicoverpa armigera, especially destructive to corn, tomatoes, tobacco, and cotton bolls.

Inflected Forms

corn earworms (plural)

Synonyms

cotton bollworm tomato fruitworm tobacco budworm vetchworm heliothis zia

Questions

What does corn earworm mean?
A larva, large, striped, and yellow-headed, of moths of species Helicoverpa zea (syn. Heliothis zea) and Helicoverpa armigera, especially destructive to corn, tomatoes, tobacco, and cotton bolls.

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