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POTATO WORM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tomato and potato plants; similar to tobacco hornworm
Synonyms:
Manduca quinquemaculata; potato worm; tomato hornworm
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("potato worm" is a kind of...):
caterpillar (a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth)