European corn borer — noun see corn borer * * * European corn borer, = corn borer. (Cf. ↑corn borer) … Useful english dictionary
European Corn Borer — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
European corn borer moth — noun native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants • Syn: ↑corn borer, ↑corn borer moth, ↑Pyrausta nubilalis • Hypernyms: ↑pyralid, ↑pyralid moth • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
European corn borer — Eu′rope′an corn′ bor er n. ent See under corn borer • Etymology: 1915–20, amer … From formal English to slang
European corn borer. — See under corn borer. [1915 20, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
European corn borer. — See under corn borer. [1915 20, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
European corn borer — noun Date: 1920 an Old World moth (Ostrinia nubilalis) widespread in eastern and central North America where its larva is a major pest in the stems, crowns, and fruits of crop plants and especially Indian corn … New Collegiate Dictionary
corn borer moth — noun native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants • Syn: ↑corn borer, ↑European corn borer moth, ↑Pyrausta nubilalis • Hypernyms: ↑pyralid, ↑pyralid moth • Member Holonyms … Useful english dictionary
Corn — is an English word dating back to Anglo Saxon times or earlier meaning cereal or grain. It commonly refers, in modern American usage, to Indian corn, that is, maize, but can also refer to wheat, barley, rye and so on.Early Modern English… … Wikipedia
corn borer — corn′ bor er n. ent the larva of a pyralid moth, Pyrausta (Ostrinia) nubilalis (European corn borer), that bores into corn and other plants … From formal English to slang
corn borer — noun 1. larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize • Syn: ↑Pyrausta nubilalis • Hypernyms: ↑caterpillar • Member Holonyms: ↑Pyralidae, ↑family Pyralidae, ↑Pyralididae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary