Potato worm Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun large green white-striped hawkmoth larva that feeds on tomato and potato plants; similar to tobacco hornworm
    tomato hornworm; Manduca quinquemaculata.

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Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.), the large green larva of a sphinx, or hawk moth (Macrosila quinquemaculata); called also tomato worm. See Illust. under Tomato.

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