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Meaning of "African army worm" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AFRICAN ARMY WORM

African army worm  [ˈæfrɪkən ˈɑːmɪ wɜːm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AFRICAN ARMY WORM

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African army worm is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AFRICAN ARMY WORM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of African army worm in the English dictionary

The definition of African army worm in the dictionary is the caterpillar of a widely distributed noctuid moth, Spodoptera exempta, which travels in vast hordes and is a serious pest of cereal crops and grasses in Africa and parts of Australia.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AFRICAN ARMY WORM


bloodworm
ˈblʌdˌwɜːm
bollworm
ˈbəʊlˌwɜːm
bookworm
ˈbʊkˌwɜːm
cutworm
ˈkʌtˌwɜːm
deworm
diːˈwɜːm
earthworm
ˈɜːθˌwɜːm
earworm
ˈɪəˌwɜːm
flatworm
ˈflætˌwɜːm
heartworm
ˈhɑːtˌwɜːm
hookworm
ˈhʊkˌwɜːm
mealworm
ˈmiːlˌwɜːm
pinworm
ˈpɪnˌwɜːm
ringworm
ˈrɪŋˌwɜːm
rootworm
ˈruːtˌwɜːm
roundworm
ˈraʊndˌwɜːm
sandworm
ˈsændˌwɜːm
silkworm
ˈsɪlkˌwɜːm
squirm
skwɜːm
tapeworm
ˈteɪpˌwɜːm
worm
wɜːm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AFRICAN ARMY WORM

African
African elephant
African horse sickness
African lily
African mahogany
African marigold
African National Congress
African potato
African sleeping sickness
African swine fever
African time
African Union
African violet
African wild dog
African-American
African-American Vernacular English
African-Canadian
African-Caribbean
Africana
Africander

WORDS THAT END LIKE AFRICAN ARMY WORM

acorn worm
army worm
bladder worm
bristle worm
caddis worm
fall army worm
fan worm
glow-worm
Guinea worm
horsehair worm
measuring worm
mopani worm
nematode worm
palmer worm
palolo worm
ribbon worm
stomach worm
tongue worm
tube worm
vinegar worm
white worm

Synonyms and antonyms of African army worm in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «African army worm» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AFRICAN ARMY WORM

Find out the translation of African army worm to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of African army worm from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «African army worm» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

非洲粘虫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Gusano ejército de África
570 millions of speakers

English

African army worm
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अफ्रीकी सेना कीड़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دودة الجيش الأفريقية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Африканская армия червь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Verme exército africano
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আফ্রিকান সেনা কীট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Ver de l´armée d´Afrique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cacing tentera Afrika
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nischen Armee Wurm
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アフリカのアーミーワーム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아프리카 군대 웜
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cacing tentara Afrika
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Sâu quân đội châu Phi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆப்பிரிக்க இராணுவம் புழு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आफ्रिकन सेना कीडा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Afrika ordu kurdu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Esercito verme africano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Afrykański robak armii
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Африканська армія черв´як
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Vierme armată african
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Αφρικανική σκουλήκι στρατού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Afrikaanse weermag wurm
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Afrikanska armén worm
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Afrikansk hær orm
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of African army worm

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AFRICAN ARMY WORM»

The term «African army worm» is used very little and occupies the 169.110 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AFRICAN ARMY WORM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about African army worm

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AFRICAN ARMY WORM»

Discover the use of African army worm in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to African army worm and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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New Scientist
(Top) the African army worm, Spodoptera exempta (Wlk.), showing front ami side views of the head, and the parent moth. One of the automatic testing machines inspecting a telephone cable. Fighting the army worm Now that the locust menace ...
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New Scientist
(Top) the African army worm, Spodoptera exempta (Wlk.), showing front and side views of the head, and the parent moth. One of the automatic testing machines inspecting a telephone cable. Fighting the army worm Now that the locust menace ...
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Agrobiodiversity Management for Food Security: A Critical Review
SPEXNPV FOR ARMY WORM IN TANZANIA The African army worm Spodoptera exempta is a major episodic, migratory pest of cereals and rangeland over much of Eastern and Southern Africa (Grzywacz et al., 2008). Outbreaks may extend ...
Jillian M. Lenné, David Wood, 2011
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Insect Biology in The Future: VBW 80
Chem.Commun., 1013 — 1014. Kubo, I., Miura, I., Pettei, M.J., Lee, Y.—W., Pilkiewicz, F and Nakanishi, K. (1977). Muzigadial and warburganal, potent antifungal, antiyeast, and African army worm anti— feedant agents. Tetrahedron Lett., 4553 ...
Michael Locke, 1980
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Trap Responses of Flying Insects: The Influence of Trap ...
Seasonal outbreaks of African army worm have long been experienced in East Africa and parts of southern Africa, and this led to the initiation of intensive light trap studies from 1963 onwards, with the object of measuring changes in the ...
R. C. Muirhead-Thompson, 1991
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Entomology: Novel Approaches
CM. 1970. Seasonal abundance of Heliothis spp In Georgia piedmont, J. Ga. Entomolo Soc. 5 (3) : 138-142. Betts, E. 1 976. Forecasting infestations of tropical migrant pest : the desert locust and the African army worm. Pp. 1 13-1 14 in Rainey, ...
P C Jain, M.C.Bhargava, 2007
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Activating a vision
The sensory physiology and behavior of the African army worm will be studied to improve the efficiency of the regional army worm control system. • Research is underway on the physiology of ticks and tsetse flies at the time of sperm activation, ...
8
Agricultural Insect Pests of the Tropics and Their Control
... (not all of which act as armyworms) is recorded feeding on plants from 40 different families, containing at least 87 species of economic importance (Brown & Dewhurst, 1975). In Africa Spodoptera exempta (African Army worm) is of ...
Dennis S. Hill, 1983
9
Attracting Wildlife to Your Garden in Southern Africa
aardvark 69 acacia trees 34, 35, 40, 45, 52, 62, 106, 106, African army worm see lawn caterpillar African monarch larva 124 African touch 37 landscape 40 agamas southern rock agama 16 southern tree agama 78 ageratums 127 algae 58 ...
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Bibliography of Publications available in the Institute Library
Dec. 1952. 7912. WHELAN, DON B. A key to the Nebraska cutworms and armyworms that attack corn. Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station Research Bulletin 81. 1935. 27 p. 7913. WHELLAN, J. A. The African army worm and its control.

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AFRICAN ARMY WORM»

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North West farmers warned of African army worm outbreak
Farmers were warned to be on the lookout for infestations of African army worm after an outbreak of the pest in the North West, an official said ... «Times LIVE, Feb 13»
2
Nightmarish Caterpillar Swarm Defies Control in Liberia
The caterpillar is not, as first suspected, the African army worm, a creature well-known for infesting huge regions of East Africa. Continued on ... «National Geographic, Feb 09»

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