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cutworm

cut·worm

US/ˈkʌˌtwɜrm/ uncommon

noun

1.

North American moth whose larvae feed on young plant stems cutting them off at the ground

Origin

From cut + worm, from the habit of eating through the stem of plants, or possibly from cutty (“short”).

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