leafworm

See also: leaf-worm

English

Alternative forms

• leaf worm, leaf-worm

Etymology

From Middle English *leefworm, *lefwurm, from Old English lēafwyrm (“caterpillar”), equivalent to leaf +‎ worm.

Noun

leafworm (plural leafworms)

1. Any caterpillar that eats the leaves of plants.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• African cotton leafworm (Spodoptera littoralis)
• cotton leafworm (Alabama argillacea, Spodoptera litura)
• cotton leafworm moth (Alabama argillacea)
• Egyptian cotton leafworm (Spodoptera littoralis)
• oriental leafworm moth (Spodoptera litura)

Translations

type of caterpillar

• Catalan: eruga (ca) f
• Ottoman Turkish: طرتیل (tırtıl)
• Polish: gąsienica (pl) f, licha f, liszka (pl) f