Defenition of the word European corn borer

• Defenition of the word European corn borer

  • A butterfly of the species Ostrinia nubilalis whose caterpillar is a pest of grain, particularly maize.
  • native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants

Synonyms for the word European corn borer

• • corn borer
  • corn borer moth
  • European corn borer
  • Pyrausta nubilalis

Meronymys for the word European corn borer

• • genus Pyrausta
  • Pyrausta

Hypernyms for the word European corn borer

• • pyralid
  • pyralid moth

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