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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Either of two noctuid moths (Helicoverpa zea or H. armigera), having larvae that feed on and damage corn, cotton, tomatoes, and other crops.
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- noun larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops
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