potato tuberworm

Definitions of potato tuberworm
  1. noun
    larva of potato moth; mines in leaves and stems of e.g. potatoes and tobacco
    synonyms: Phthorimaea operculella
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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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