cutworm

A North American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems, cutting them off at the ground.

• 🇷🇺Североамериканская моль, чьи личинки питаются молодыми стеблями растений, перерезая их у земли.

1. Larva of certain moths C1 formal american scientific

   The caterpillar of various noctuid moths that feeds on the stems of young plants, often cutting them off at ground level.

   • The cutworm destroyed the entire row of seedlings overnight.
   • Farmers use special barriers to protect crops from cutworms.
   • Cutworms are most active during the night, feeding on tender stems.

   🇷🇺Личинка некоторых бабочек

• cutworms plural form
• cutworms' possessive plural form
• cutworm's possessive singular form