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Cankerworm

Cankerworm Meaning & Definition
Cankerworm Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cankerworm?

[n] green caterpillar of a geometrid moth; pest of various fruit and shade trees

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See Also | caterpillar | fall cankerworm | family Geometridae | Geometridae | spring cankerworm

Cankerworm In Webster's Dictionary

\Can"ker*worm`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The larva of two species of geometrid moths which are very injurious to fruit and shade trees by eating, and often entirely destroying, the foliage. Other similar larv[ae] are also called cankerworms. Note: The autumnal species ({Anisopteryx pometaria}) becomes adult late in autumn (after frosts) and in winter. The spring species ({A. vernata}) remains in the ground through the winter, and matures in early spring. Both have winged males and wingless females. The larv[ae] are similar in appearance and habits, and belong to the family of measuring worms or spanworms. These larv[ae] hatch from the eggs when the leaves begin to expand in spring.

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