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Corn Borer

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Noun

1. corn borer, pyrausta nubilalis

larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize

2. corn borer, corn borer moth, european corn borer moth, pyrausta nubilalis

native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Corn Borer

see synonyms of corn borer
the larva of a European moth (Ostrinia nubilalis), now a destructive pest in the U.S., feeding on corn and other plants

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Corn Borer

see synonyms of corn borer
n.
Any of various insect larvae that infest corn and other crops, especially the European corn borer.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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