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Pest of various fruit and shade trees
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cankerworm
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. green caterpillar of a geometrid moth; pest of various fruit and shade trees
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Caterpillar \Cat"er*pil`lar\, n. [OE. catyrpel, corrupted fr. OF. chatepelouse, or cate pelue, fr. chate, F. chatte, she-cat, fem. of chat, L. catus + L. pilosus hairy, or F. pelu hairy, fr. L. pilus hair. See Cat , and Pile hair.] (Zo["o]l.) The larval ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Either of two caterpillars, the larvae of geometrid moths, that are destructive to fruit, buds and leaf. 2 (context figurative English) A corrupting or destructive force.
Usage examples of cankerworm.
I have identified the cankerworm that's pegging away at YOUR vitals, and it's envy, Thomas.
These were Ashtaroth, Baal, and Cankerworm, the three froglike demonic creatures who had been sent out to deceive the nations, persuading them to gather together in Megiddo to fight the Son of God.