fall armyworm

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   larva of a migratory American noctuid moth; destroys grasses and small grains

   SynonymsSpodoptera frugiperda

   Broadercaterpillar

Questions about fall armyworm

What does fall armyworm mean?

fall armyworm means "larva of a migratory American noctuid moth; destroys grasses and small grains".

What is another word for fall armyworm?

Close synonyms include Spodoptera frugiperda. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fall armyworm a common word?

fall armyworm is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.