fall armyworm

Definitions of fall armyworm
  1. noun
    larva of a migratory American noctuid moth; destroys grasses and small grains
    synonyms: Spodoptera frugiperda
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    type of:
    caterpillar
    a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
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