HELIOTHIS MOTH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does heliothis moth mean? 

• HELIOTHIS MOTH (noun)
  The noun HELIOTHIS MOTH has 1 sense:

1. medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• HELIOTHIS MOTH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Medium-sized moth whose larvae are corn earworms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

heliothis moth; Heliothis zia

Hypernyms ("heliothis moth" 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 moth" is a member of...):

genus Heliothis; Heliothis (a genus of Noctuidae)