資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Army worm \Ar"my worm`\ (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A lepidopterous insect, which in the larval state
often travels in great multitudes from field to field,
destroying grass, grain, and other crops. The common
army worm of the northern United States is {Leucania
unipuncta}. The name is often applied to other related
species, as the cotton worm.
(b) The larva of a small two-winged fly ({Sciara}), which
marches in large companies, in regular order. See
{Cotton worm}, under {Cotton}.
資料來源 : WordNet®
army worm
n : noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying
especially grass and grain [syn: {armyworm}, {Pseudaletia
unipuncta}]