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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

corn′ ear′worm

Insectsthe larva of a cosmopolitan noctuid moth, Heliothis zea, that is highly destructive to crops, esp. corn, cotton, and tomato. Also called bollworm, cotton bollworm, tomato fruitworm.

1795–1805, American.

'corn earworm' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

bollworm - cotton bollworm - tomato fruitworm

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