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HELIOTHIS ZIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms
Synonyms:
heliothis moth; Heliothis zia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Heliothis zia" is a kind of...):
noctuid; noctuid moth; owlet moth (usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests)
Holonyms ("Heliothis zia" is a member of...):
genus Heliothis; Heliothis (a genus of Noctuidae)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops
Synonyms:
corn earworm; cotton bollworm; Heliothis zia; tobacco budworm; tomato fruitworm; vetchworm
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("Heliothis zia" is a kind of...):
bollworm (any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls)
Holonyms ("Heliothis zia" is a member of...):
family Noctuidae; Noctuidae (cutworms; armyworms)
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