Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

european corn borer

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: eu-ro-pean -corn -bor-er
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Ostrinia nubilalis, a crambid moth native to Europe, known as an agricultural pest.

Inflected Forms

European corn borers (plural)

Phrases

Asian corn borer

Frequently Paired Words

Asian corn borer

Synonyms

European corn worm

Questions

What does european corn borer mean?: Ostrinia nubilalis, a crambid moth native to Europe, known as an agricultural pest.

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