webworm moth
webworm moth noun: any moth whose larvae inhabit web-like structures.
Noun
webworm moth (plural webworm moths)
- Any moth whose larvae inhabit web-like structures.
- He shuffled along next to Randall, his hand wrapped up to the wrist in gauze and tape so that it looked like a webworm moth nest wound tight in a pecan tree, a yarn of larvae eating at the ripe green leaves beneath to burst forth in black-winged flurry in the throat-closing heat of fall.2011, Jesmyn Ward, Salvage the Bones, Bloomsbury (2017), page 132
Forms of webworm moth
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Words formed from webworm moth
- asimina webworm moth
- bean-leaf webworm moth
- beet webworm moth
- bluegrass sod webworm moth
- bluegrass webworm moth
- burrowing webworm moth
- cabbage webworm moth
- eggplant webworm moth
- fall webworm moth
- garden webworm moth
- harlequin webworm moth
- mesquite webworm moth
- mimosa webworm
- oak webworm moth
- orange webworm moth
- papaya webworm moth
- recondite webworm moth
- sorghum webworm
- southern beet webworm
- soybean leaf folder
- spotted beet webworm moth
- sweetpotato webworm moth
Questions about webworm moth
- What does webworm moth mean?
- Webworm moth means any moth whose larvae inhabit web-like structures.
- What part of speech is webworm moth?
- Webworm moth is a noun.
- What is the plural of webworm moth?
- The plural of webworm moth is webworm moths.
Words near webworm moth in the dictionary
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