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Meaning of "cankerworm" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CANKERWORM

cankerworm  [ˈkæŋkəˌwɜːm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CANKERWORM

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determiner
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Cankerworm 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 CANKERWORM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cankerworm in the English dictionary

The definition of cankerworm in the dictionary is the larva of either of two geometrid moths, Paleacrita vernata or Alsophila pometaria, which feed on and destroy fruit and shade trees in North America.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CANKERWORM


bloodworm
ˈblʌdˌwɜːm
bollworm
ˈbəʊlˌwɜːm
bookworm
ˈbʊkˌwɜːm
copperworm
ˈkɒpəˌwɜːm
cutworm
ˈkʌtˌwɜːm
earthworm
ˈɜːθˌwɜːm
earworm
ˈɪəˌwɜːm
fireworm
ˈfaɪəˌwɜːm
flatworm
ˈflætˌwɜːm
hairworm
ˈhɛəˌwɜːm
heartworm
ˈhɑːtˌwɜːm
hookworm
ˈhʊkˌwɜːm
mealworm
ˈmiːlˌwɜːm
pinworm
ˈpɪnˌwɜːm
ringworm
ˈrɪŋˌwɜːm
roundworm
ˈraʊndˌwɜːm
sandworm
ˈsændˌwɜːm
silkworm
ˈsɪlkˌwɜːm
tapeworm
ˈteɪpˌwɜːm
wireworm
ˈwaɪəˌwɜːm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CANKERWORM

canisterisation
canisterise
canisterization
canities
canker
canker sore
cankered
cankeredly
cankeredness
cankerous
cankery
cankle
CanLit
cann
canna
cannabic
cannabin
cannabinoid
cannabinol
cannabis

WORDS THAT END LIKE CANKERWORM

army worm
bagworm
budworm
corn earworm
deworm
fishworm
glow-worm
Guinea worm
hornworm
inchworm
lindworm
lungworm
pillworm
threadworm
tube worm
webworm
whipworm
white worm
woodworm
worm

Synonyms and antonyms of cankerworm in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «cankerworm» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CANKERWORM

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

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尺蠖
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pulgón
570 millions of speakers

English

cankerworm
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कृमि
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

cankerworm
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

черви
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cankerworm
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কীট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

arpenteuse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cankerworm
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Translator English - German

cankerworm
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

cankerworm
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자벌레
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Canker worm
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sâu ăn lá và đọt cây
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பச்சைக்கிளிகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कंक्रीट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cankerworm
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cankerworm
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cankerworm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

черви
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ielec
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cankerworm
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voetganger
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cankerworm
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cankerworm
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cankerworm

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CANKERWORM»

The term «cankerworm» is normally little used and occupies the 132.173 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CANKERWORM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cankerworm

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CANKERWORM»

Discover the use of cankerworm in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cankerworm and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dispersing Bacillus thuringiensis for control of cankerworm ...
Results and Discussion Differences in cankerworm populations among belts and sampling sites in trees prior to treatment were highly significant (table 1). Early instar larval density was greater in the top half of the trees (sites 1 and 2).
R. D. Frye, T. L. Elichuk, John D. Stein, 1976
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Studies in Kansas Insects: The melanopli of Kansas, by P. W. ...
From 1886 to 1896 the cankerworm did very little damage. In 1896 it was reported to be defoliating apple trees in a few orchards in Butler county. In 1897 and 1898 the injury was again widespread over the state. In March, 1898, a bulletin was ...
University of Kansas. Dept. of entomology, Peter Walter Claassen, Raymond Hill Beamer, 1917
3
Economic Entomology: Pamphlets
This paper is the result of two years' observations on the spring cankerworm in Lawrence and in other portions of the southern division of Kansas where the writer has been called in performing the duties of assistant state entomologist, and of ...
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Bulletin....
From 1886 to 1896 the cankerworm did very little damage. In 1896 it was reported to be defoliating apple trees in a few orchards in Butler county. In 1897 and 1898 the injury was again widespread over the state. In March, 1898, a bulletin was ...
University of Kansas. Department of entomology, 1917
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Studies in Kansas Insects: A manual of the butterflies and ...
From 1886 to 1896 the cankerworm did very little damage. In 1896 it was reported to be defoliating apple trees in a few orchards in Butler county. In 1897 and 1898 the injury was again widespread over the state. In March, 1898, a bulletin was ...
University of Kansas. Dept. of Entomology, Peter Walter Claassen, Raymond Hill Beamer, 1917
6
Ninety-nine More Maggots, Mites, and Munchers
The spring cankerworm, Paleacrita vernata, isn't quite as early a riser as its close relative the fall cankerworm. It stays snug in its pupa underground through January and doesn't begin crawling up tree trunks and laying eggs until February or ...
May Berenbaum, 1993
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The Apocalypse Explained According to the Spiritual Sense: ...
And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the palm- erworm, my great army which I sent among you" (ii. 24, 25). That by the noxious animalcula here mentioned are signified falsities ...
Emanuel Swedenborg, 1846
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U.S. Forest Service research note SE.
--Number of egg masses reared from Cowee Gap, North Carolina, collections and the occurrence of egg parasites One fall cankerworm egg mass collected on April 28 had two emergence holes in it. Upon close examination at the laboratory,  ...
Southeastern Forest Experiment Station (Asheville, N.C.), 1964
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Biennial Report
The spring cankerworm (Paleacrita vernata) was known in Kansas prior to 1873, and in that year its presence was reported by Mr. G. C. Brackett, in his report to the standing committee on entomology of this Society. Summarizing its work ...
Kansas State Horticultural Society, 1918
10
School of Mentoring and Leadership II: Progressive ...
Cankerworm is a destructive fungus usually known as an ulcerous ear disease that attacks animals like dogs' and cats' ears and lips. The cankerworm is a type of insect that destroys fruit tree leaves and buds. In Business: In a person's life, the ...
Pauline Walley, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CANKERWORM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cankerworm is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Devaluation Not the Panacea
... for the deterioration that is now witnessed across the country even if one is not forgetting the massive negative influence of that cankerworm, ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
2
Victory Over Poverty
And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmer worm, my great army which I ... «Nigerian Observer, Jul 15»
3
The Role of Law Enforcement Agencies in Developing New …
This was only to get the support of the Western World (particularly U.S.A.) to support his administration as ready to fight that cankerworm. «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
4
Wither Ideology From Nigerian Politics?
This was the cankerworm that some military administrations especially those under Gen. Yakubu Gowon and Murtala Mohammed tried to ... «Nigerian Observer, Jun 15»
5
Tasking Tinubu's Common Sense
... government was just against the PDP that largely took the stick in his book as the only cankerworm that was eating up the society. Rather ... «THISDAY Live, Jun 15»
6
Where Destruction is the Motive, Unity is Dangerous
... Andrew keilli, Solomon Berewa, Ali Kabba, to name but a few doing about this cankerworm that is threatening the very essence of the SLPP? «Critique Echo, Jun 15»
7
Scales of Exploitation
The Ministry of Trade in the face of this cankerworm has a big challenge; that of fastening its control buttons. The department of Weight and ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
8
The County Beat: No love for gypsy moths?
Another pest making itself known in the area is called the cankerworm, which also loves to eat tree leaves. Unlike the gypsy moth caterpillars, ... «Barnstable Patriot, Jun 15»
9
'There Should Be Consequences for Frivolous Applications '
On the issue of corruption that has become a cankerworm afflicting the nation, he was of the opinion that our laws should be implemented ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
10
Nexus Between Child Labour and Youth Unemployment
We need to rid our society of this cankerworm. Parents need to wake up to their responsibilities and realize that it is not the duty of their children ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Cankerworm [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cankerworm>. Apr 2024 ».
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