Budworm
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Budworm is a noun meaning Any of various moth caterpillars.
Meaning
Any of various moth caterpillars.
Example Sentences
After working briefly for a federal entomologist to control the spruce budworm — and spraying DDT from the air — he returned to the Adirondacks in 1946 to be district ranger at Cranberry Lake for 11 years.
Word Forms
- budworms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include moth, budmoth, webworm, basketworm, woodworm, fruitworm.
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