CORN BORER MOTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does corn borer moth mean? 

• CORN BORER MOTH (noun)
  The noun CORN BORER MOTH has 1 sense:

1. native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants

  Familiarity information: CORN BORER MOTH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CORN BORER MOTH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

corn borer; corn borer moth; European corn borer moth; Pyrausta nubilalis

Hypernyms ("corn borer moth" is a kind of...):

pyralid; pyralid moth (usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests)

Holonyms ("corn borer moth" is a member of...):

genus Pyrausta; Pyrausta (moths whose larvae are corn borers)

 Context examples 

The team looked at the European corn borer moth (Ostrinia nubilalis) and pinpointed variation in two circadian clock genes that enable different populations of the moth to adapt their transitions to longer or shorter winters.

(Secrets to climate change adaptation uncovered in the European corn borer moth, National Science Foundation)