cutworm

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkʌtˌwɜːm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kut′wûrm′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
cut•worm  (kut′wûrm′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Insectsthe caterpillar of any of several noctuid moths, which feeds at night on the stems of young plants, cutting them off at the ground.
  • cut + worm 1800–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cutworm /ˈkʌtˌwɜːm/ n
  1. the caterpillar of various noctuid moths, esp those of the genus Argrotis, which is a pest of young crop plants in North America
'cutworm' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
noctuid - army cutworm - pale western cutworm
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