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Definition of Cankerworm
1. Noun. Green caterpillar of a geometrid moth; pest of various fruit and shade trees.
Specialized synonyms: Spring Cankerworm, Fall Cankerworm
Generic synonyms: Caterpillar
Definition of Cankerworm
1. n. The larva of two species of geometrid moths which are very injurious to fruit and shade trees by eating, and often entirely destroying, the foliage. Other similar larvæ are also called cankerworms.
Definition of Cankerworm
1. Noun. Either of two caterpillars, the larvae of geometrid moths, that are destructive to fruit, buds and leaves ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cankerworm
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Cankerworm
Literary usage of Cankerworm
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Agriculture for Beginners by Charles William Burkett, Frank Lincoln Stevens, Daniel Harvey Hill (1914)
"A recent writer is very positive that each chickadee will devour on an average
thirty female cankerworm moths a day ; and that if the average number of eggs ..."
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