Defenition of the word corn borer
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Defenition of the word corn borer
- native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants
- larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize
Synonyms for the word corn borer
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- corn borer moth
- European corn borer
- Pyrausta nubilalis
Meronymys for the word corn borer
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- family Pyralidae
- family Pyralididae
- genus Pyrausta
- Pyralidae
- Pyralididae
- Pyrausta
Hypernyms for the word corn borer
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- caterpillar
- pyralid
- pyralid moth
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