cutworm

/ˌkʌtˈwʌrm/

Other forms: cutworms

Definitions of cutworm

1. noun

   North American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the ground
   types:

   Chorizagrotis auxiliaris, army cutworm

   larvae (of a noctuid moth) that travel in large groups and destroy grains and alfalfa in the midwestern states

   type of:

   caterpillar

   a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth