corn borer
1corn borer — corn′ bor er n. ent the larva of a pyralid moth, Pyrausta (Ostrinia) nubilalis (European corn borer), that bores into corn and other plants …
2corn borer — ☆ corn borer n. the larva of a European moth (Ostrinia nubilalis), now a destructive pest in the U.S., feeding on corn and other plants …
3corn borer — noun 1. larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize • Syn: ↑Pyrausta nubilalis • Hypernyms: ↑caterpillar • Member Holonyms: ↑Pyralidae, ↑family Pyralidae, ↑Pyralididae, ↑ …
4corn borer — noun Date: 1861 any of several insects that bore in maize: as a. European corn borer b. southwestern corn borer …
5corn borer — any of several pyralid moths, as Pyrausta (ostrinia) nubilalis (European corn borer), the larvae of which bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants. [1915 20] * * * …
6corn borer moth — noun native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants • Syn: ↑corn borer, ↑European corn borer moth, ↑Pyrausta nubilalis • Hypernyms: ↑pyralid, ↑pyralid moth • Member Holonyms …
7Southwestern corn borer — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insect …
8European Corn Borer — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …
9European corn borer — noun see corn borer * * * European corn borer, = corn borer. (Cf. ↑corn borer) …
10European corn borer moth — noun native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants • Syn: ↑corn borer, ↑corn borer moth, ↑Pyrausta nubilalis • Hypernyms: ↑pyralid, ↑pyralid moth • Member Holonyms: ↑ …
