- palmerworm
- noun Date: 1560 a caterpillar that suddenly appears in great numbers devouring herbage
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Palmerworm — Palm er*worm , n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any hairy caterpillar which appears in great numbers, devouring herbage, and wandering about like a palmer. The name is applied also to other voracious insects. Joel. i. 4. (b) In America, the larva of any one of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
palmerworm — [päm′ər wʉrm΄] n. any of various wandering caterpillars feeding on plants … English World dictionary
palmerworm — /pah meuhr werrm /, n. the larva of a tineid moth, Dichomeris ligulella, of the eastern U.S., that feeds on the leaves of apple and other fruit trees. [1550 60; PALMER1 + WORM] * * * … Universalium
palmerworm — palm•er•worm [[t]ˈpɑ mərˌwɜrm[/t]] n. ent the larva of a moth, Dichomeris ligulella, of the eastern U.S., that feeds on the leaves of fruit trees • Etymology: 1550–60 … From formal English to slang
palmerworm — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: palmer (I) + worm : a caterpillar that suddenly appears in great numbers devouring herbage; especially : one that is the larva of a No. American moth (Dichomeris ligulella) and that is destructive to fruit trees * * … Useful english dictionary
Ypsolophus pometellus — Palmerworm Palm er*worm , n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any hairy caterpillar which appears in great numbers, devouring herbage, and wandering about like a palmer. The name is applied also to other voracious insects. Joel. i. 4. (b) In America, the larva of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
List of the animals in the Bible — See main article Animals in the Bible. The following is a list of animals whose name appears in the Bible. Whenever required for the identification, the Hebrew name will be indicated, as well as the specific term used by Zoologists. This list… … Wikipedia
Animals in the Bible — • The sacred books were composed by and for a people almost exclusively given to husbandry and pastoral life, hence in constant communication with nature Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Animals in the Bible Anima … Catholic encyclopedia
palmer — palmer1 /pah meuhr, pahl /, n. 1. a pilgrim, esp. of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token. 2. any religious pilgrim. 3. palmerworm. v.i. 4. Scot. and North Eng. to wander; go idly from place to… … Universalium
Dichomeris ligulella — Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
