单词 | tomato hornworm |
释义 | tomato hornworm in American English a hawk moth (Manduca quinquemaculata) whose large, green caterpillar feeds on tomato plants tomato hornworm in American Englishnoun the larva of a hawk moth, Manduca quinquemaculata, having a black, hornlike structure at the rear, that feeds on the leaves of tomato, potato, and other plants of the nightshade family Also called: potato worm Word origin [1920–25]This word is first recorded in the period 1920–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Unknown Soldier, audio, follow-up, tie-in, zipper |
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