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fall webworm

fall webworm noun: hyphantria cunea, a moth in the family Arctiidae known principally for its larval stage, which creates characteristic webbed nests on a wide variety of hardwood trees in the late summer and fall.

Noun

fall webworm (plural fall webworms)

  1. Hyphantria cunea, a moth in the family Arctiidae known principally for its larval stage, which creates characteristic webbed nests on a wide variety of hardwood trees in the late summer and fall.

Forms of fall webworm

pluralfall webworms

Questions about fall webworm

What does fall webworm mean?
Fall webworm means hyphantria cunea, a moth in the family Arctiidae known principally for its larval stage, which creates characteristic webbed nests on a wide variety of hardwood trees in the late summer and fall.
What part of speech is fall webworm?
Fall webworm is a noun.
What is the plural of fall webworm?
The plural of fall webworm is fall webworms.

Words near fall webworm in the dictionary

  1. fall under
  2. fall up
  3. fall upon
  4. fall upon someone's neck
  5. fall victim
  6. fall webworm
  7. fall webworms
  8. fall willow
  9. fall wind
  10. fall winds
  11. fall woman

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