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armyworm

ar·my·worm

uncommon

noun

1.

noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain

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2.

moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes

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3.

larva of fungus gnat; march in large companies in regular order

Origin

From army + worm.

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