corn borer moth corn·bo·rer·moth uncommon noun 1. native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants Synonymscorn borerEuropean corn borercorn borer mothPyrausta nubilalis Related words Broader terms pyralid Parts Pyrausta WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
