Meaning of cankerworm

can•ker•worm

Pronunciation: (kang'kur-wûrm"), [key]

— n.

the striped, green caterpillar of any of several geometrid moths: a foliage pest of various fruit and shade trees, as Paleacrita vernataand Alsophila pometariaSee illus. under

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See also:

cankerworm (Thesaurus)

canker sore Canlit

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